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Granted Patent B2
US 11,527,722 · App. 17/391,613 · Granted Dec 13, 2022

Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus including the same

Inventors: Namsu Kang (Yongin-si, KR); Minkyung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Minho Park (Yongin-si, KR); Huiju Park (Yongin-si, KR); Dongkyu Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Jongwon Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunshik Lee (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
H01L51/006H01L51/0054H01L51/0055H01L51/0056H01L51/0058H01L51/0061H01L51/0067H01L51/0072H01L51/0073H01L51/0074H01L51/0085H01L51/0087H01L51/0088H01L51/5004H01L51/5016H01L51/5024H01L51/5056
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Patent No.
US 11,527,722
App. No.
17/391,613
Granted
Dec 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an interlayer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The emission layer includes a first emission layer and a second emission layer. The first emission layer includes a first compound, and the second emission layer includes a second compound. The first compound includes at least one deuterium (D), and the second compound does not include deuterium. An electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device is also provided.

Claims (104)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode facing the first electrode;

an interlayer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein

the emission layer includes:

a first emission layer including a first compound; and

a second emission layer including a second compound,

the light-emitting device further includes at least one of:

a first capping layer disposed outside the first electrode; and

a second capping layer disposed outside the second electrode,

the first emission layer and the second emission layer directly contact each other,

the second emission layer does not include the first compound,

the first compound comprises at least one deuterium (D),

the second compound does not comprise deuterium, and

at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer includes a material having a refractive index equal to or greater than about 1.6 at a wavelength of 589 nm.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein

the second emission layer is disposed between the first emission layer and the second electrode, or

the second emission layer is disposed between the first electrode and the first emission layer.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first emission layer and the second emission layer further includes at least one dopant.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein

the first emission layer comprises a first dopant,

the second emission layer comprises a second dopant, and

the first dopant and the second dopant are identical to or different from each other.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the dopant comprises a phosphorescent dopant, a fluorescent dopant, a delayed fluorescence material, or a combination thereof.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first emission layer and the second emission layer emits blue light with a maximum luminescence wavelength in a range of about 440 nm to about 510 nm.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first compound is represented by Formula 1:

[Ar 1 ] b1 -[(L 1 ) a1 -R 1 ] c1   [Formula 1]

wherein in Formula 1,

Ar 1 and L 1 are each independently a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a or a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a ,

b1 is 1, 2, or 3,

a1 is an integer from 0 to 5,

R 1 is hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 10a , —Si(Q 1 )(Q 2 )(Q 3 ), —N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ), —B(Q 1 )(Q 2 ), —C(═O)(Q 1 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 1 ), or —P(═O)(Q 1 )(Q 2 ),

c1 is an integer from 1 to 5,

R 10a is:

deuterium (-D), —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group;

a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, or a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, —Si(Q 11 )(Q 12 )(Q 13 ), —N(Q 11 )(Q 12 ), —B(Q 11 )(Q 12 ), —C(═O)(Q 11 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 11 ), —P(═O)(Q 11 )(Q 12 ), or a combination thereof;

a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, —Si(Q 21 )(Q 22 )(Q 23 ), —N(Q 21 )(Q 22 ), —B(Q 21 )(Q 22 ), —C(═O)(Q 21 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 21 ), —P(═O)(Q 21 )(Q 22 ), or a combination thereof; or

—Si(Q 31 )(Q 32 )(Q 33 ), —N(Q 31 )(Q 32 ), —B(Q 31 )(Q 32 ), —C(═O)(Q 31 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 31 ), or —P(═O)(Q 31 )(Q 32 ),

wherein Q 1 to Q 3 , Q 11 to Q 13 , Q 21 to Q 23 , and Q 31 to Q 33 are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group; a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group; a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group; a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group; or a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group or a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a combination thereof, and

Formula 1 includes at least one deuterium.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second compound is represented by Formula 2:

[Ar 2 ] b2 -[(L 2 ) a2 -R 2 ] c2   [Formula 2]

wherein in Formula 2,

Ar 2 and L 2 are each independently a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a or a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a ,

b2 is 1, 2, or 3,

a2 is an integer from 0 to 5,

R 2 is hydrogen, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R 20a , —Si(Q 41 )(Q 42 )(Q 43 ), —N(Q 41 )(Q 42 ), —B(Q 41 )(Q 42 ), —C(═O)(Q 41 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 41 ), or —P(═O)(Q 41 )(Q 42 ),

c2 is an integer from 1 to 5,

R 20a is:

—F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group;

a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, or C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, —Si(Q 51 )(Q 52 )(Q 53 ), —N(Q 51 )(Q 52 ), —B(Q 51 )(Q 52 ), —C(═O)(Q 51 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 51 ), —P(═O)(Q 51 )(Q 52 ), or a combination thereof;

a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, or a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, each unsubstituted or substituted with —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group, a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, a C 6 -C 60 aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 60 arylthio group, —Si(Q 61 )(Q 62 )(Q 63 ), —N(Q 61 )(Q 62 ), —B(Q 61 )(Q 62 ), —C(═O)(Q 61 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 61 ), —P(═O)(Q 61 )(Q 62 ), or a combination thereof; or

—Si(Q 71 )(Q 72 )(Q 73 ), —N(Q 71 )(Q 72 ), —B(Q 71 )(Q 72 ), —C(═O)(Q 71 ), —S(═O) 2 (Q 71 ), or —P(═O)(Q 71 )(Q 72 ),

wherein Q 41 to Q 43 , Q 51 to Q 53 , Q 61 to Q 63 , and Q 71 to Q 73 are each independently: hydrogen; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group; a C 2 -C 60 alkenyl group; a C 2 -C 60 alkynyl group; a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group; or a C 3 -C 60 carbocyclic group or a C 1 -C 60 heterocyclic group, unsubstituted or substituted with —F, a cyano group, a C 1 -C 60 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 60 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a combination thereof, and

Formula 2 does not include deuterium.

9. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein

the interlayer further includes:

a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer; and

an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode,

the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, or a combination thereof, and

the electron transport region includes a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or a combination thereof.

10. The light-emitting device of claim 9 , wherein

the hole transport region includes a hole transport layer that contacts the emission layer, and

a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level of the hole transport layer is in a range of about −5.5 eV to about −5.25 eV.

11. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode,

a second electrode facing the first electrode,

m emitting units disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and

m−1 charge generation layers disposed between two neighboring ones of the m emitting units and including an n-type charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer, wherein

m is an integer of 2 or more,

the m emitting units each include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region,

at least one emission layer of the m emitting units includes:

a first emission layer including a first compound; and

a second emission layer including a second compound,

the first emission layer and the second emission layer directly contact each other,

the second emission layer does not include the first compound,

the first compound comprises at least one deuterium (D), and

the second compound does not comprise deuterium.

12. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein m is 3 or more.

13. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein

two or more emission layers of the m emitting units each include a first emission layer and a second emission layer, and

the two or more emission layers each independently include:

a first emission layer and a second emission layer disposed between the first emission layer and the second electrode, or

a first emission layer and a second emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the first emission layer.

14. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein a maximum luminescence wavelength of light emitted from at least one emitting unit of the m emitting units is different from a maximum emission wavelength of light emitted from at least one emitting unit of the remaining emitting units.

15. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein light emitted from each of the m emitting units have a same maximum luminescence wavelength.

16. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one emission layer of the m emitting units including the first emission layer and the second emission layer emits blue light having a maximum luminescence wavelength in a range of about 440 nm to about 510 nm.

17. An electronic apparatus, comprising the light-emitting device of claim 1 .

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the electronic apparatus further includes:

a sealing portion disposed on the light-emitting device; and

a functional layer disposed on the sealing portion, the functional layer including a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, a color filter, a color conversion layer, or a combination thereof.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising a quantum dot or an optical member including the quantum dot, wherein

the quantum dot or the optical member including the quantum dot is disposed on at least one traveling direction of light emitted from the light-emitting device.

20. The light-emitting device of claim 11 , wherein

the light-emitting device further includes at least one of:

a first capping layer disposed outside the first electrode; and

a second capping layer disposed outside the second electrode, and

at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer includes a material having a refractive index equal to or greater than about 1.6 at a wavelength of 589 nm.

21. An electronic apparatus, comprising the light-emitting device of claim 11 .

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the electronic apparatus further includes:

a sealing portion disposed on the light-emitting device; and

a functional layer disposed on the sealing portion, the functional layer including a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, a color filter, a color conversion layer, or a combination thereof.

23. The electronic apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising a quantum dot or an optical member including the quantum dot, wherein

the quantum dot or the optical member including the quantum dot is disposed on at least one traveling direction of light emitted from the light-emitting device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 2, 2021
From: KANG, NAMSU; KIM, MINKYUNG; PARK, MINHO; PARK, HUIJU; LEE, DONGKYU; LEE, JONGWON; LEE, HYUNSHIK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0104811 · Aug 20, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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