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US 11,626,564 · App. 16/938,702 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Organic electroluminescence device and organometallic compound for organic electroluminescence device

Inventors: Sunwoo Kang (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sunmi Choi (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0087C07F15/0033C07F15/0086C09K11/02C09K11/06H01L51/0085C09K2211/1007C09K2211/107C09K2211/1014C09K2211/1022C09K2211/1029C09K2211/1044C09K2211/185H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 11,626,564
App. No.
16/938,702
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescence device including an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2 below in an emission layer, to achieve long service life of the organic electroluminescence device.

Claims (140)

1. An organic electroluminescence device comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region on the first electrode;

an emission layer on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region on the emission layer; and

a second electrode on the electron transport region,

wherein the emission layer comprises an organometallic compound comprising a metal atom and a ligand linked with the metal atom,

wherein the ligand comprises:

at least one substituted or unsubstituted borazine group directly linked to the metal atom; and

at least one selected from a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring group.

2. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the metal atom is a platinum (Pt) atom, an iridium (Ir) atom, a palladium (Pd) atom, or an osmium (Os) atom.

3. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 ,

wherein the metal atom is a platinum atom, and the ligand is a tetradentate ligand, or

the metal atom is an iridium atom, and the ligand comprises two tridentate ligands or one hexadentate ligand.

4. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the substituted or unsubstituted aryl group is a substituted or unsubstituted benzene derivative, and

the substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic carbene derivative.

5. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the emission layer is to emit light having a center wavelength of about 420 nm to about 470 nm via phosphorescence luminescence.

6. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the emission layer comprises a host and a dopant, and

the dopant comprises the organometallic compound.

7. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein a difference (Δ(T 1 − 3 MC)) between T 1 energy level and 3 MC energy level of the organometallic compound is about 0.3 eV or more.

8. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the organometallic compound is represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 1 and Formula 2,

X 1 to X 4 and X 11 to X 16 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom,

A1 to A4 and B1 to B6 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

at least one selected from A1 to A4, and at least one selected from B1 to B6, are a substituted or unsubstituted borazine group,

R 1 to R 4 and R 11 to R 16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 1 to R 4 and R 11 to R 16 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a1 to a4 and a11 to a16 are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

L 1 to L 3 and L 11 to L 16 are each independently a direct linkage, *—O—*, *—S—*, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

b1 to b3 and b11 to b16 are each independently 0 or 1, and

in Formula 2, B1, B3, and B6 are optionally linked to a linker represented by Formula 2A:

wherein, in Formula 2A,

L 31 is a nitrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and

c is 0 or 1.

9. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 8 ,

wherein A1 to A4 and B1 to B6 are each independently any one selected from LG1 to LG3:

wherein, in LG1 to LG3,

X 21 and X 22 are each independently CR 24 , or a nitrogen atom,

Y 1 is CR 25 or C—*,

Y 2 is NR 26 or N—,

Y 3 is B or B—*, and

R 21 to R 29 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 21 to R 29 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

10. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 9 ,

wherein Formula 1 is represented by Formula 1-1:

wherein, in Formula 1-1,

A21 and A31 are each independently LG1 or LG3, and at least one selected from A21 and A31 is LG3, and

R 31 to R 36 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 31 to R 36 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

11. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 9 ,

wherein Formula 2 is represented by Formula 2-1 or Formula 2-2:

wherein, in Formula 2-1 and Formula 2-2,

B41 to B61 are each independently LG1, LG2, or LG3, and at least one selected from B41 to B61 is LG3,

R 41 to R 45 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 41 to R 45 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

R 51 to R 62 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 51 to R 62 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

L 31 is the same as defined in Formula 2A, and

X 21 and X 22 are the same as defined in LG2.

12. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 ,

wherein the emission layer comprises at least one selected from compounds represented by Compound Group 1:

13. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region on the first electrode;

an emission layer on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region on the emission layer; and

a second electrode on the electron transport region,

wherein the emission layer comprises an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 1 and Formula 2,

X 1 to X 4 and X 11 to X 16 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom,

A1 to A4 and B1 to B6 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

at least one selected from A1 to A4, and at least one selected from B1 to B6, are a substituted or unsubstituted borazine group,

R 1 to R 4 and Rug to R 16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 1 to R 4 and Rug to R 16 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a1 to a4 and a11 to a16 are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

L 1 to L 3 and L 11 to L 16 are each independently a direct linkage, *—O—*, *—S—*, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

b1 to b3 and b11 to b16 are each independently 0 or 1, and

in Formula 2, B1, B3, and B6 are optionally linked to a linker represented by Formula 2A:

wherein, in Formula 2A,

L 31 is a nitrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and

c is 0 or 1.

14. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 13 ,

wherein A1 to A4 and B1 to B6 are each independently any one selected from LG1 to LG3:

wherein, in LG1 to LG3,

X 21 and X 22 are each independently CR 24 , or a nitrogen atom,

Y 1 is CR 25 or C—*,

Y 2 is NR 26 or N—,

Y 3 is B or B—*, and

R 21 to R 27 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 21 to R 27 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

15. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 14 ,

wherein Formula 1 is represented by Formula 1-1:

wherein, in Formula 1-1,

A21 and A31 are each independently LG1 or LG3, and at least one selected from A21 and A31 is LG3, and

R 31 to R 36 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 31 to R 36 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

16. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 14 ,

wherein Formula 2 is represented by Formula 2-1 or Formula 2-2:

in Formula 2-1 and Formula 2-2

B41 to B61 are each independently LG1, LG2, or LG3, and at least one selected from B41 to B61 is LG3,

R 41 to R 45 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 41 to R 45 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

R 51 to R 62 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 51 to R 62 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

L 31 is the same as defined in Formula 2A, and

X 21 and X 22 are the same as defined in LG2.

17. An organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 or Formula 2:

wherein, in Formula 1 and Formula 2,

X 1 to X 4 and X 11 to X 16 are each independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom,

A1 to A4 and B1 to B6 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

at least one selected from A1 to A4, and at least one selected from B1 to B6, are a substituted or unsubstituted borazine group,

R 1 to R 4 and Ru to R 16 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 1 to R 4 and Ru to R 16 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

a1 to a4 and a11 to a16 are each independently an integer of 0 to 3,

L 1 to L 3 and L 11 to L 16 are each independently a direct linkage, *—O—*, *—S—*, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring,

b1 to b3 and b11 to b16 are each independently 0 or 1, and

in Formula 2, B1, B3, and B6 are optionally linked to a linker represented by Formula 2A:

wherein, in Formula 2A,

L 31 is a nitrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted trivalent heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and

c is 0 or 1.

18. The organometallic compound of claim 17 ,

wherein A1 to A4, and B1 to B6 are each independently any one selected from selected from LG1 to LG3:

wherein, in LG1 to LG3,

X 21 and X 22 are each independently CR 24 , or a nitrogen atom,

Y 1 is CR 25 or C—*,

Y 2 is NR 26 or N—,

Y 3 is B or B—*, and

R 21 to R 29 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 21 to R 29 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

19. The organometallic compound of claim 18 ,

wherein Formula 1 is represented by Formula 1-1:

wherein, in Formula 1-1,

A21 and A31 are each independently LG1 or LG3, and at least one selected from A21 and A31 is LG3, and

R 31 to R 36 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 31 to R 36 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring.

20. The organometallic compound of claim 18 ,

wherein Formula 2 is represented by Formula 2-1 or Formula 2-2:

wherein in Formula 2-1 and Formula 2-2,

B41 to B61 are each independently LG1, LG2, or LG3, and at least one selected from B41 to B61 is LG3,

R 41 to R 45 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 41 to R 45 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

R 51 to R 62 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms for forming a ring, and any of R 51 to R 62 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

L 31 is the same as those in Formula 2A, and

X 21 and X 22 are the same as defined in LG2.

21. The organometallic compound of claim 17 ,

wherein a difference (Δ(T 1 − 3 MC)) between T 1 energy level and 3 MC energy level of the organometallic compound is about 0.3 eV or more.

22. The organometallic compound of claim 17 ,

wherein Formula 1 is any one selected from compounds represented by Compound Group 1:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2020
From: KANG, SUNWOO; CHOI, SUNMI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0130478 · Oct 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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