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US 12,256,633 · App. 16/866,785 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Organic electroluminescence device and fused polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device

Inventors: Jang Yeol Baek (Yongin-si, KR); Soo-Byung Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Junha Park (Gwacheon-si, KR); Hankyu Pak (Suwon-si, KR); Mun-Ki Sim (Seoul, KR); Chanseok Oh (Seoul, KR); Hyoyoung Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K85/40C07F7/0816C09K11/06C09K2211/1007H10K50/11H10K2101/10
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Patent No.
US 12,256,633
App. No.
16/866,785
Granted
Mar 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes oppositely disposed first electrode and second electrode, and a plurality of organic layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one from among the organic layers includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, thereby showing improved emission efficiency.

Claims (81)

1. An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode opposite to the first electrode; and

a plurality of organic layers between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each independently comprise at least one selected from Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF/Ca, LiF/Al, Mo, Ti, In, Sn, and Zn, or a compound of two or more selected from them, a mixture of two or more selected from them, or oxides thereof,

wherein at least one organic layer from among the plurality of organic layers comprises the fused polycyclic compound

wherein in Formula 1,

one selected from X and Y is BR a or P(═O)R b , and an other one selected from X and Y is SiR c R d ,

R a to R d are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R a to R d are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

R 11 to R 21 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a phosphine oxide group, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R 11 to R 21 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

with the proviso that when the fused polycyclic compound is represented by Formula 1-3 and X 13 of Formula 1-3 is B, then R 17 of Formula 1-3 is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or one of R m in a number of m is a carbazole group, or two adjacent R m s are combined to form a spiro structure in Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-3, R 11 to R 13 , R 15 to R 21 , R c , and R d are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1,

R m is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

m is an integer of 0 to 4, and

Ar is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring.

2. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of organic layers comprises:

a hole transport region on the first electrode;

an emission layer on the hole transport region; and

an electron transport region on the emission layer, and

the emission layer comprises the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

3. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 , wherein the emission layer is to emit delayed fluorescence.

4. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 , wherein

the emission layer is a delayed fluorescence emission layer comprising a host and a dopant, and

the dopant comprises the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

5. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 , wherein the emission layer comprises:

a host having a first lowest triplet excitation energy level;

a first dopant having a second lowest triplet excitation energy level lower than the first lowest triplet excitation energy level; and

a second dopant having a third lowest triplet excitation energy level lower than the second lowest triplet excitation energy level, and

the first dopant comprises the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

6. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 5 , wherein

the first dopant is a delayed fluorescence dopant, and

the second dopant is a fluorescence dopant.

7. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein

the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by any one from among the following Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3,

R 1 to R 21 , R c , and R d are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1,

X 1 , X 11 , X 12 , and X 13 are each independently B or P(=O),

R n and R m are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R n and R m are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

n is an integer of 0 to 5,

m is an integer of 0 to 4,

R aa and R bb are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R aa and R bb are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

Ar is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring,

with the proviso that when the fused polycyclic compound is represented by Formula 1-3 and X 13 of Formula 1-3 is B, then R 17 of Formula 1-3 is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or one of R m in a number of m is a carbazole group, or two adjacent R m s are combined to form a spiro structure in Formula 1-3.

8. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 7 , wherein X 1 in Formula 1-1 is P(=O), and n is 0.

9. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 7 , wherein X 11 and X 12 in Formula 1-2 are the same.

10. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 7 , wherein

in Formula 1-2, in case where X 11 and X 12 are each B, R aa and R bb are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and

in case where X 11 and X 12 are each P(=O), R aa and R bb are each independently an unsubstituted phenyl group.

11. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein R c and R d are each independently an unsubstituted phenyl group.

12. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 comprises at least one selected from compounds in the following Compound Group 1:

13. A fused polycyclic compound represented by the following Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

one selected from X and Y is BR a or P(═O)R b , and an other one selected from X and Y is SiR c R d ,

R a to R d are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R a to R d are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

R 11 to R 21 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a phosphine oxide group, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R 11 to R 21 are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

with the proviso that when the fused polycyclic compound is represented by Formula 1-3 and X 13 of Formula 1-3 is B, then R 17 of Formula 1-3 is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or one of R m in a number of m is a carbazole group, or two adjacent R m s are combined to form a spiro structure in Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-3, R 11 to R 13 , R 15 to R 21 , R c , and R d are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1,

R m is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

m is an integer of 0 to 4, and

Ar is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring.

14. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein

the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 has an absolute value of a difference between a lowest singlet excitation energy level (S1) and a lowest triplet excitation energy level (T1) of about 0.1 eV or less.

15. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein

the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by any one from among the following Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3:

wherein in Formula 1-1 to Formula 1-3,

R 1 to R 21 , R c , and R d are the same as respectively defined in association with Formula 1,

X 1 , X 11 , X 12 , and X 13 are each independently B or P(═O),

R n and R m are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R n and R m are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

n is an integer of 0 to 5,

m is an integer of 0 to 4,

R aa and R bb are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, and any of R aa and R bb are optionally combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

Ar is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 carbon atoms to form a ring,

with the proviso that when the fused polycyclic compound is represented by Formula 1-3 and X 13 of Formula 1-3 is B, then R 17 of Formula 1-3 is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, or one of R m in a number of m is a carbazole group, or two adjacent R m s are combined to form a spiro structure in Formula 1-3.

16. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 15 , wherein X 1 in Formula 1-1 is P(═O), and n is O.

17. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 15 , wherein X 11 and X 12 in Formula 2 are the same.

18. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 15 , wherein

in Formula 1-2, in case where X 11 and X 12 are each B, R aa and R bb are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and

in case where X 11 and X 12 are each P(═O), R aa and R bb are each independently an unsubstituted phenyl group.

19. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein R c and R d are each independently an unsubstituted phenyl group.

20. The fused polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is any one selected from compounds in the following Compound Group 1:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2020
From: BAEK, JANG YEOL; KO, SOO-BYUNG; PARK, JUNHA; PAK, HANKYU; SIM, MUN-KI; OH, CHANSEOK; LEE, HYOYOUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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