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Granted Patent B2
US 12,690,383 · App. 17/683,546 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Light emitting diode

Inventors: Hyosup Shin (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jiyoung Lee (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hyunyoung Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Tsuyoshi Naijo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
H10K85/657H10K85/346H10K85/40H10K85/624H10K85/654H10K85/6572H10K85/658H10K50/11H10K50/12H10K2101/90
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Patent No.
US 12,690,383
App. No.
17/683,546
Filed
Mar 1, 2022
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1786
USPC
428/690
Abstract

Provided is a light emitting diode including a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1, thereby exhibiting high luminous efficiency and improved lifespan characteristics.

Claims (61)

1 . A light emitting diode comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the first electrode; and

an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein

the first electrode and the second electrode each independently include Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF, Mo, Ti, W, In, Sn, Zn, an oxide thereof, a compound thereof, or a mixture thereof, and

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

wherein in Formula 1,

X 1 to X 4 are each independently B(R a ), N(R b ), C(R c )(R d ), O, S, or Se,

a to d are each independently an integer from 0 to 4,

R a to R d and R 1 to R 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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, and

L is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent triptycene.

2 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 1-1:

wherein in Formula 1-1,

X 1 to X 4 , a to d, R 1 to R 4 , and L are each the same as defined in Formula 1.

3 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein L is a group represented by L-1:

wherein in L-1,

represents a binding site to a neighboring atom.

4 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein R 1 to R 4 are each independently a t-butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group.

5 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein X 1 to X 4 are the same.

6 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein

the emission layer is a delayed fluorescent emission layer including a host and a dopant, and

the dopant comprises the polycyclic compound.

7 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is one selected from Compound Group 1:

8 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein

the emission layer comprises:

a first host;

a second host different from the first host;

an auxiliary dopant including an organometallic complex; and

a light emitting dopant, and

the light emitting dopant includes the polycyclic compound.

9 . The light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the first host comprises one selected from Compounds HT-01 to HT-09:

10 . The light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the second host comprises one selected from Compounds ET-01 to ET-06:

11 . The light emitting diode of claim 8 , wherein the auxiliary dopant comprises at least one selected from Compound Group P:

12 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , wherein the emission layer emits blue light having a central wavelength in a range of about 450 nm to about 470 nm.

13 . The light emitting diode of claim 1 , further comprising a capping layer disposed on the second electrode, wherein

a refractive index of the capping layer is equal to or greater than about 1.6.

14 . A light emitting diode comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode disposed on the first electrode; and

an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein

the emission layer includes:

a hole transporting first host;

an electron transporting second host different from the first host;

an auxiliary dopant; and

a light emitting dopant different from the auxiliary dopant, and

the light emitting dopant is a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1:

wherein in Formula 1,

X 1 to X 4 are each independently B(R a ), N(R b ), C(R c )(R d ), O, S, or Se,

a to d are each independently an integer from 0 to 4,

R a to R d and R 1 to R 4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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, and

L is a substituted or unsubstituted divalent triptycene.

15 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is represented by Formula 1-1:

wherein in Formula 1-1,

X 1 to X 4 , a to d, R 1 to R 4 , and L are each the same as defined in Formula 1.

16 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein L is a group represented by L-1:

wherein in L-1,

represents a binding site to a neighboring atom.

17 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 is one selected from Compound Group 1:

18 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the first host comprises one selected from Compounds HT-01 to HT-09:

19 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the second host comprises one selected from Compounds ET-01 to ET-06:

20 . The light emitting diode of claim 14 , wherein the auxiliary dopant comprises at least one selected from Compound Group P:

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: SHIN, HYOSUP; LEE, JIYOUNG; KIM, HYUNYOUNG; NAIJO, TSUYOSHI
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059133/0067 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0044667 · Apr 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220328766A1 · Oct 13, 2022
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