IP Library Granted Patent US 11,158,809
Granted Patent B2
US 11,158,809 · App. 16/176,876 · Granted Oct 26, 2021

Light absorber and organic electroluminescence device including the same

Inventors: Sanghyun Han (Hwaseong-si, KR); Wonmin Yun (Yongin-si, KR); Jongwoo Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jangyeol Baek (Yongin-si, KR); Eunjae Jeong (Hwaseong-si, KR); Yohan Kim (Seoul, KR); Yisu Kim (Seoul, KR); Youngkook Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seokhwan Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0054C07C49/784C07C49/788H01L51/0052H01L51/0073H01L51/0074H01L51/5284C07C15/24C07C15/38H01L51/42H01L51/50H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L51/5072
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,158,809
App. No.
16/176,876
Filed
Oct 31, 2018
Granted
Oct 26, 2021
Kind
B2
Examiner
FANG, SHANE
Art Unit
1766
USPC
428/690
Abstract

Provided is an organic electroluminescence device provided with a light absorber represented by Formula 1 below, and a light absorbing layer including the same. In Formula 1, Ar is pyrene, chrysene, or anthracene, and Y is a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and X is represented by any one of Formula 2-1 to 2-3 below.

Claims (60)

1. A light absorber represented by Formula 1 below:

X—Ar—Y  Formula 1

wherein in Formula 1,

Ar is pyrene, chrysene, or anthracene,

Y is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted acrylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenone group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoate group, or a substituted or unsubstituted salicylate, and

X is represented by any one of Formula 2-1 to 2-3 below:

2. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-1 to 1-3 below:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to 1-3 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

3. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-4 to 1-6 below:

wherein in Formula 1-4 to 1-6 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

4. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-7 to 1-9 below:

wherein in Formula 1-7 to 1-9 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

5. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein Y is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthracene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran group, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophene group.

6. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein Y is represented by any one of the following structural formulas:

7. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein X is represented by Formula 2-1, and Y is represented by Formula 3 below:

wherein in Formula 3, R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

8. The light absorber of claim 1 having an absorbance of 0.7 or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 410 nm.

9. The light absorber of claim 1 , wherein the light absorber represented by Formula 1 above is any one selected from the compounds represented by Compound group 1 below:

10. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region provided on the first electrode;

a light emitting layer provided on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region provided on the light emitting layer;

a second electrode provided on the electron transport region; and

a light absorbing layer provided on at least one of a lower portion of the first electrode or an upper portion of the second electrode,

wherein the light absorbing layer comprises a light absorber represented by formula 1 below:

X—Ar—Y  Formula 1

wherein in Formula 1 above,

Ar is pyrene, chrysene, or anthracene,

Y is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted acrylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenone group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoate group, or a substituted or unsubstituted salicylate, and

X is represented by any one of Formula 2-1 to 2-3 below.

11. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-1 to 1-3 below:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to 1-3 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

12. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-4 to 1-6 below:

wherein in Formula 1-4 to 1-6 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

13. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein Formula 1 above is represented by any one of Formula 1-7 to 1-9 below:

where in Formula 1-7 to 1-9 above, X and Y are the same as defined in Formula 1.

14. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein Y is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthracene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran group, or a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophene group.

15. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein Y is represented by any one of the following structural formulas:

16. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein X is represented by Formula 2-1, and Y is represented by Formula 3 below:

wherein in Formula 3 above, R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

17. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein the light absorber has an absorbance of 0.7 or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 410 nm.

18. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein the light absorbing layer is disposed on the second electrode, and is in contact with the second electrode.

19. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein the light absorbing layer is a thin film encapsulating layer covering the first electrode, the hole transport region, the light emitting layer, the electron transport region, and the second electrode.

20. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 10 , wherein the light absorbing layer represented by Formula 1 above is at least one selected from the compounds represented by Compound group 1 below:

21. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region provided on the first electrode;

a light emitting layer provided on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region provided on the light emitting layer;

a second electrode provided on the electron transport region; and

a light absorbing layer provided on at least one of a lower portion of the first electrode or an upper portion of the second electrode,

wherein the light absorbing layer comprises a light absorber including a polycyclic aromatic compound, and the polycyclic aromatic compound is substituted with a substituent including a structure represented by Formula A below:

wherein in Formula A,

are each independently a position substituted with the polycyclic aromatic compound or a position substituted with a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, and

wherein the polycyclic aromatic compound comprises pyrene, chrysene, or anthracene.

22. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 21 , wherein the polycyclic aromatic compound is further substituted with a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted acrylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenone group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoate group, or a substituted or unsubstituted salicylate.

23. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 21 , wherein the polycyclic aromatic compound is further substituted with a substituent represented by Formula 3 below:

wherein in Formula 3, R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

24. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 21 , wherein the light absorber comprises at least one selected from the compounds represented by Compound group 1 below:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2018
From: HAN, SANGHYUN; YUN, WONMIN; KIM, JONGWOO; BAEK, JANGYEOL; JEONG, EUNJAE; KIM, YOHAN; KIM, YISU; KIM, YOUNGKOOK; HWANG, SEOKHWAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2017-0144168 · Oct 31, 2017 · national
KR 10-2018-0026152 · Mar 6, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190131532A1 · May 2, 2019
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