IP Library Granted Patent US 12,448,564
Granted Patent B2
US 12,448,564 · App. 16/780,744 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Organic electroluminescence device and polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device

Inventors: HeeChoon Ahn (Seoul, KR); Soo-Byung Ko (Yongin-si, KR); Hyeongmin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunah Um (Seoul, KR); Yeseul Lee (Busan, KR); Yirang Im (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C09K11/06C07F5/027H10K85/322H10K85/658C09K2211/1018H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K50/16H10K2101/10
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Patent No.
US 12,448,564
App. No.
16/780,744
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device having high luminous efficiency includes: 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 includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 to achieve high luminous efficiency.

Claims (75)

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 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/AI, 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, and

wherein the emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

in Formula 1,

X is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms,

Y 1 to Y 20 are each independently CR 1 or N, wherein at least one selected from Y 1 to Y 20 is N, and

R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a nitrile group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is bonded to an adjacent group to form a ring,

wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is a thermally delayed fluorescence material, and

wherein a difference ΔE ST between a lowest singlet energy level and a lowest triplet energy level of the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is 0.1 eV or less.

2. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the emission layer emits blue light.

3. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein at least one selected from Y 1 to Y 15 is N.

4. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein Formula 1 is represented by any one selected from Formulae 2-1 to 2-3:

in Formulae 2-1 to 2-3,

Z 1 to Z 10 are each independently N or CR 2 ,

wherein R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a nitrile group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is bonded to an adjacent group to form a ring, and

Y 1 to Y 20 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 1.

5. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein at least one selected from Y 1 and Y 2 in Formulae 2-1 and 2-2 is N.

6. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein Y 1 in Formula 2-3 is N.

7. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein Formula 2-1 is represented by Formula 3-1 or 3-2:

in Formulae 3-1 and 3-2,

Y 1 to Y 6 , Y 8 to Y 14 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 5 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-1.

8. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein Formula 2-1 is represented by Formula 4:

in Formula 4,

Y 1 to Y 7 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 5 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-1.

9. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein Formula 2-2 is represented by Formula 5:

in Formula 5,

Y 1 to Y 6 , Y 8 to Y 14 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 10 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-2.

10. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 4 , wherein Formula 2-3 is represented by Formula 6:

in Formula 6,

Y 1 , Y 3 to Y 20 , Z 1 to Z 4 , and Z 7 to Z 9 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-3.

11. The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is any one selected from compounds represented by Compound Group 1:

12. A polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

in Formula 1,

X is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms,

Y 1 to Y 20 are each independently CR 1 or N, wherein at least one selected from Y 1 to Y 20 is N, and

R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a nitrile group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is bonded to an adjacent group to form a ring,

wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is a thermally delayed fluorescence material, and

wherein a difference ΔE ST between a lowest singlet energy level and a lowest triplet energy level of the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is 0.1 eV or less.

13. The polycyclic compound of claim 12 , wherein Formula 1 is represented by any one selected from Formulae 2-1 to 2-3:

in Formulae 2-1 to 2-3,

Z 1 to Z 10 are each independently N or CR 2 ,

wherein R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a nitrile group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is bonded to an adjacent group to form a ring, and

Y 1 to Y 20 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 1.

14. The polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein Formula 2-1 is represented by Formula 3-1 or 3-2:

in Formulae 3-1 and 3-2,

Y 1 to Y 6 , Y 8 to Y 14 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 5 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-1.

15. The polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein Formula 2-1 is represented by Formula 4:

in Formula 4,

Y 1 to Y 7 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 5 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-1.

16. The polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein Formula 2-2 is represented by Formula 5:

in Formula 5,

Y 1 to Y 6 , Y 8 to Y 14 , Y 16 to Y 20 , and Z 1 to Z 10 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-2.

17. The polycyclic compound of claim 13 , wherein Formula 2-3 is represented by Formula 6:

in Formula 6,

Y 1 , Y 3 to Y 20 , Z 1 to Z 4 , and Z 7 to Z 9 are the same as defined with respect to Formula 2-3.

18. The polycyclic compound of claim 12 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is any one selected from compounds represented by Compound Group 1:

19. A display device including an organic electroluminescence device, wherein the 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 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/AI, 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, and

wherein the emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

in Formula 1 ,

X is a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms,

Y 1 to Y 20 are each independently CR 1 or N, wherein at least one selected from Y 1 to Y 20 is N, and

R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a boron group, a nitrile group, a substituted or unsubstituted amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is bonded to an adjacent group to form a ring,

wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is a thermally delayed fluorescence material, and

wherein a difference ΔE st between a lowest singlet energy level and a lowest triplet energy level of the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is 0.1 eV or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2020
From: AHN, HEECHOON; KO, SOO-BYUNG; KIM, HYEONGMIN; UM, HYUNAH; LEE, YESEUL; IM, YIRANG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0042995 · Apr 12, 2019 · national
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