IP Library Granted Patent US 10,186,665
Granted Patent B2
US 10,186,665 · App. 14/758,118 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Organic electroluminescent element

Inventors: Masahiro Kawamura (Sodegaura, JP); Yumiko Mizuki (Sodegaura, JP); Toshinari Ogiwara (Sodegaura, JP); Hitoshi Kuma (Sodegaura, JP)
Assignee: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
H01L51/0067C07D219/06C07D403/10C07D413/10C07D491/048C09B19/00C09B21/00C09B57/00C09B69/008C09K11/06H01L51/0071H01L51/0072H01L51/0073H01L51/0074H01L51/0094C09K2211/1011C09K2211/1029C09K2211/1033C09K2211/1037C09K2211/1044C09K2211/1059C09K2211/1092H01L51/5012H01L51/5024H01L51/5206H01L51/5221H01L2251/5384H01L2251/562
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Patent No.
US 10,186,665
App. No.
14/758,118
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode and an emitting layer, in which the emitting layer includes a first compound and a second compound and each of the first compound and the second compound is a compound emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

Claims (67)

1. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

an emitting layer, wherein

the emitting layer comprises a first compound and a second compound,

each of the first compound and the second compound is a compound emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence,

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound is 0.3 eV or less, and

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is 0.3 eV or less.

2. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between the singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and the singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound is 0.2 eV or less.

3. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between the energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound and the energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is 0.2 eV or less.

4. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first compound and the second compound has a main peak wavelength of 500 nm or less.

5. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first compound and the second compound has a main peak wavelength of 480 nm or less.

6. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first compound has a concentration of 20 mass % or more in the emitting layer, and

the second compound has a concentration of 20 mass % or more in the emitting layer.

7. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

the emitting layer further comprises a third compound, and

the third compound is a compound emitting thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

8. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M3) of the third compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M3) at 77K of the third compound is 0.3 eV or less.

9. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

the third compound has a concentration of 20 mass % or more in the emitting layer.

10. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

a difference between the singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and the singlet energy EgS(M3) of the third compound is 0.2 eV or less, and

a difference between the singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and the singlet energy EgS(M3) of the third compound is 0.2 eV or less.

11. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

a difference between the energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound and the energy gap Eg 77K (M3) at 77K of the third compound is 0.2 eV or less, and

a difference between the energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound and the energy gap Eg 77K (M3) at 77K of the third compound is 0.2 eV or less.

12. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

the emitting layer does not comprise a metal complex.

13. An electronic device comprising the organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 .

14. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound is less than 0.3 eV, and

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is less than 0.3 eV.

15. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 14 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS and energy gap Eg 77K at 77K of one of the first compound and the second compound is less than 0.2 eV.

16. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound is less than 0.2 eV, and

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is less than 0.2 eV.

17. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound is less than 0.3 eV,

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is less than 0.3 eV, and

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M3) of the third compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M3) at 77K of the third compound is less than 0.3 eV.

18. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS and energy gap Eg 77K at 77K of one of the first, second and third compound is less than 0.2 eV.

19. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 17 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS and energy gap Eg 77K at 77K of two of the first, second and third compound is less than 0.2 eV.

20. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 7 , wherein

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M1) of the first compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M1) at 77K of the first compound is less than 0.2 eV,

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M2) of the second compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M2) at 77K of the second compound is less than 0.2 eV, and

a difference between singlet energy EgS(M3) of the third compound and energy gap Eg 77K (M3) at 77K of the third compound is less than 0.2 eV.

21. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1 , wherein the emitting layer further comprises a third compound.

22. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 21 , wherein the third compound is a dopant.

23. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 21 , wherein the third compound does not emit thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

24. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 2 , wherein the emitting layer further comprises a third compound.

25. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 24 , wherein the third compound is a dopant.

26. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 24 , wherein the third compound does not emit thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

27. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 12 , wherein the emitting layer further comprises a third compound.

28. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 27 , wherein the third compound is a dopant.

29. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 27 , wherein the third compound does not emit thermally activated delayed fluorescence.

30. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 22 , wherein the third compound is a fluorescent dopant.

31. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 25 , wherein the third compound is a fluorescent dopant.

32. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 28 , wherein the third compound is a fluorescent dopant.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2015
From: KAWAMURA, MASAHIRO; MIZUKI, YUMIKO; OGIWARA, TOSHINARI; KUMA, HITOSHI
To: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035917/0224 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-288983 · Dec 28, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150340623A1 · Nov 26, 2015