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US 12,588,411 · App. 17/690,678 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Organic electroluminescence device and fused polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device

Inventors: Jang Yeol Baek (Yongin-si, KR); Seran Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Taeil Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Sun Young Pak (Suwon-si, KR); Junha Park (Gwacheon-si, KR); Kyoung Sunwoo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Mun-Ki Sim (Seoul, KR); Chanseok Oh (Seoul, KR); Minjung Jung (Gangwon-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K85/658C09K11/06H10K85/631C09K2211/188H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K2101/10
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Patent No.
US 12,588,411
App. No.
17/690,678
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and organic layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layers include at least one organic layer that includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby showing improved emission efficiency.

Claims (108)

1 . An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode facing the first electrode; and

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

the plurality of organic layers comprises:

at least one organic layer that comprises a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, and

at least one organic layer that comprises an amine compound represented by Formula H-1:

wherein in Formula 1,

Cy 2 to Cy 7 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocycle,

X 1 to X 3 are each independently N(Ar 1 ), O, S, or Se,

Ar 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

a is an integer 1 to 3, and

an atom in R 1 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen:

wherein in Formula H-1,

L 1 and L 2 are each independently a direct linkage, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group of 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group of 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms,

x and y are each independently an integer from 0 to 10,

Ar a and Ar b are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, and

Ar c is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms.

2 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of organic layers comprises:

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region; and

an electron transport region disposed 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 emits delayed fluorescence.

4 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 , wherein

the emission layer is a delayed fluorescence emission layer comprising a first compound and a second compound, and

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

5 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 2 , wherein

the electron transport region comprises:

a hole transport layer disposed on the first electrode; and

an electron blocking layer disposed on the hole transport layer, and

the hole transport layer comprises the amine compound represented by Formula H-1.

6 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 2:

wherein in Formula 2,

R 2 to R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or are combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

b is an integer from 0 to 2,

c to f are each independently an integer from 0 to 4, and

X 1 to X 3 , R 1 , and a are the same as defined in Formula 1.

7 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 6 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 2 is represented by Formula 3:

wherein in Formula 3,

Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, and

X 1 , R 1 to R 6 , and a to f are the same as defined in Formula 1 and Formula 2.

8 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 6 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 2 is represented by Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

R 1 is 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

R 1-2 and R 1-3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

an atom in R 1 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen,

an atom in R 1-2 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen,

an atom in R 1-3 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen, and

X 1 to X 3 , R 2 to R 6 , and b to f are the same as defined in Formula 1 and Formula 2.

9 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 8 , wherein R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms.

10 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 9 , wherein R 1 is a group represented by one of Formula 6-1 to Formula 6-3:

wherein in Formula 6-1 to Formula 6-3,

R a 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 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or is combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

i is an integer from 0 to 5,

X 4 is N(R 10 ), O, S or C(R 11 )(R 12 ),

R 10 to R 12 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 30 ring-forming carbon atoms, or are combined with an adjacent group to form a ring, and

* represents a binding site to a neighboring atom.

11 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 1 , wherein in Formula 1, if X 1 to X 3 are each independently N(Ar 1 ),

then Ar 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms.

12 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 7 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 3 is represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Ar 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, and

Ar 1 , Ar 2 , X 1 , R 1 to R 6 , and b to f are the same as defined in Formula 1, Formula 2, and Formula 3.

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

14 . An organic electroluminescence device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode;

an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region;

an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer; and

a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region, wherein

the emission layer comprises a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

Cy 2 to Cy 7 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocycle,

X 1 to X 3 are each independently N(Ar 1 ), O, S, or Se,

Ar 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

R 1 is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

a is an integer of 1 to 3,

an atom in R 1 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen, and

a bond dissociation energy between at least one R 1 and Cy 1 is equal to or greater than about 2.5 eV.

15 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 14 , 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.

16 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 14 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 2:

wherein in Formula 2,

R 2 to R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or are combined with an adjacent group to form a ring,

b is an integer from 0 to 2,

c to f are each independently an integer from 0 to 4, and

X 1 to X 3 , R 1 , and a are the same as defined in Formula 1.

17 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 16 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 2 is represented by Formula 3:

wherein in Formula 3,

Ar 1 and Ar 2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group of 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms, and

X 1 , R 1 to R 6 , and a to f are the same as defined in Formula 1 and Formula 2.

18 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 15 , wherein the fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 2 is represented by the following Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

R 1 is 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

R 1-2 and R 1-3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a cyano 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 ring-forming carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group of 2 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms,

an atom in R 1 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen,

an atom in R 1-2 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen,

an atom in R 1-3 that is bonded to Cy 1 is not nitrogen, and

X 1 to X 3 , R 2 to R 6 , and b to f are the same as defined in Formula 1 and Formula 2.

19 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 14 , further comprising an encapsulating layer disposed on the second electrode, wherein

the encapsulating layer comprises at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer.

20 . The organic electroluminescence device of claim 19 , wherein

the at least one inorganic layer comprises at least one selected from silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and aluminum oxide, and

the at least one organic layer comprises at least one selected from an acrylic compound, an epoxy-based compound, and a photopolymerizable organic compound.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: BAEK, JANG YEOL; KIM, SERAN; KIM, TAEIL; PAK, SUN YOUNG; PARK, JUNHA; SUNWOO, KYOUNG; SIM, MUN-KI; OH, CHANSEOK; JUNG, MINJUNG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0085934 · Jun 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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