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US 12,389,792 · App. 17/933,748 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus including the same

Inventors: Sooryun Cho (Yongin-si, KR); Jihye Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hoilim Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Saerom Park (Yongin-si, KR); Yongsub Shim (Yongin-si, KR); Dongsun Yoo (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K85/636C09K11/06H10K50/844H10K50/858H10K85/346C09K2211/1029C09K2211/1044C09K2211/185H10K50/125H10K59/12H10K85/654H10K85/657
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Patent No.
US 12,389,792
App. No.
17/933,748
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus including the same. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer; and a capping layer, wherein the emission layer includes a first emitter, the first emitter emits a first light having a first emission spectrum, the capping layer is in a path along which the first light travels, an emission peak wavelength of the first light is about 520 nm to about 550 nm, the first emitter includes platinum, the capping layer includes an amine-containing compound, and a value of a ratio of CIEy to reflective index (RCR value) of the first light extracted to the outside through the capping layer is 38 or less, and the RCR value is calculated according to Equation 1. CIE y /R(cap)×100  Equation 1

Claims (64)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode facing the first electrode;

an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and comprising an emission layer; and

a capping layer,

wherein the emission layer comprises a first emitter,

the first emitter emits a first light having a first emission spectrum,

the capping layer is in a path along which the first light travels,

an emission peak wavelength of the first light is about 520 nm to about 550 nm,

the first emitter comprises platinum,

the capping layer comprises an amine-containing compound, and

a value of a ratio of CIEy to a reflective index (RCR value) of the first light extracted to the outside through the capping layer is 38 or less, and

the RCR value is calculated according to Equation 1:

CIE y /R(cap)×100  Equation 1

wherein, in Equation 1,

CIEy is a y coordinate value of the CIE color coordinates of the first light extracted to the outside through the capping layer, and

R(cap) is the refractive index of the amine-containing compound with respect to a second light having a wavelength within ±20 nm of the emission peak wavelength of the first light.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein an emission peak wavelength of the first light is from about 525 nm to about 545 nm.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a full width at half maximum of the first light is from about 15 nm to about 60 nm.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first light is a green light.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first emitter further comprises a first ligand bound to the platinum, and

the first emitter satisfies at least one selected from Condition A to Condition C:

Condition A

the first ligand is a tetradentate ligand, and the number of cyclometallated rings formed by the chemical bond between the platinum and the first ligand is three;

Condition B

the platinum is chemically bonded to a carbon, a nitrogen, and an oxygen of the first ligand; and

Condition C

the first ligand comprises an imidazole group, a benzimidazole group, a naphthoimidazole group, or any combination thereof.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the amine-containing compound comprised in the capping layer comprises a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a naphthooxazole group, a naphthothiazole group, or any combination thereof.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the RCR value of the first light extracted to the outside through the capping layer is from about 32.0 to about 38.0.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein CIEy is from about 0.715 to about 0.740.

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

the second light has a wavelength of 530 nm.

10. The light-emitting device of claim 1 , wherein:

R(cap) is from about 1.85 to about 2.5.

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

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a color filter, a color conversion layer, a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, or any combination thereof.

13. A consumer product, comprising the light-emitting device of claim 1 .

14. The consumer product of claim 13 , being one selected from a flat panel display, a curved display, a computer monitor, a medical monitor, a TV, a billboard, indoor or outdoor illuminations and/or a signal light, a head-up display, a fully or partially transparent display, a flexible display, a rollable display, a foldable display, a stretchable display, a laser printer, a phone, a cell phone, a tablet, a phablet, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wearable device, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro displays, 3D displays, virtual and/or augmented reality displays, vehicles, a video wall including multiple displays tiled together, a theater or stadium screen, a phototherapy device, and a signage.

15. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode facing the first electrode;

an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and comprising an emission layer; and

a capping layer,

wherein the emission layer comprises a first emitter,

the first emitter emits first light having a first emission spectrum,

the capping layer is in a path along which the first light travels,

the first emitter comprises platinum and a first ligand bound to the platinum,

the first emitter satisfies at least one selected from Condition A to Condition C:

Condition A

the first ligand is a tetradentate ligand, and the number of cyclometallated rings formed by the chemical bond between the platinum and the first ligand is three;

Condition B

the platinum is chemically bonded to a carbon, a nitrogen, and an oxygen of the first ligand;

Condition C

the first ligand comprises an imidazole group, a benzimidazole group, a naphthoimidazole group, or any combination thereof,

wherein the capping layer comprises an amine-containing compound, and

the amine-containing compound comprises a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a naphthooxazole group, a naphthothiazole group, or any combination thereof.

16. The light-emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the first emitter satisfies all of Condition A to Condition C.

17. The light-emitting device of claim 15 , wherein an emission peak wavelength of the first light is from about 520 nm to about 550 nm.

18. The light-emitting device of claim 15 , wherein a full width at half maximum of the first light is about 15 nm to about 60 nm.

19. The light-emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the first light is a green light.

20. The light-emitting device of claim 15 , wherein:

a refractive index of the amine-containing compound with respect to a second light having a wavelength within ±20 nm of the emission peak wavelength of the first light is from about 1.85 to about 2.5.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: CHO, SOORYUN; KIM, JIHYE; KIM, HOILIM; PARK, SAEROM; SHIM, YONGSUB; YOO, DONGSUN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0003633 · Jan 10, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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