Organic light-emitting device
An organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and two or more organic material layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic material layer includes a light emitting layer, and a mixed layer including one or more hole transfer materials and one or more electron transfer materials.
1. An organic light emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
two or more organic material layers provided between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein the first electrode is either an anode or a cathode and wherein when the first electrode is the anode, the second electrode is the cathode,
wherein the organic material layer includes a light emitting layer; and
a mixed layer including one or more hole transfer materials and one or more electron transfer materials,
wherein the mixed layer is provided between the light emitting layer and the cathode, and the mixed layer is in direct contact with the cathode
wherein the mixed layer includes a charge transfer complex of the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material,
wherein the hole transfer material of the mixed layer includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of NPB (4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenyl-amino]-biphenyl) and PBP (4-phenylbenzophenone); m-MTDATA (4,4′4″-tris[3-methylphenyl(phenyl)amino]triphenyl amine); and TCTA (4,4′,4″-tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine), and
wherein the electron transfer material of the mixed layer includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of PBP (4-phenylbenzophenone); t-Bu-PBD (2-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole); 3TPYMB (tris-[3-(3-pyridyl)mesityl]borane); and B3PYMPM (bis-4,6-(3,5-di-3-pyridylphenyl)-2-methylpyrimi-dine).
2. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the mixed layer is adjoined to the light emitting layer.
3. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material of the mixed layer ranges from 1:4 to 4:1.
4. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a HOMO energy level difference between the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material of the mixed layer is 0.2 eV or more.
5. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a LUMO energy level difference between the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material of the mixed layer is 0.2 eV or more.
6. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a difference between the LUMO energy level of the electron transfer material and the HOMO energy level of the hole transfer material of the mixed layer is 2 eV or more.
7. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein an ionization potential difference between the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material of the mixed layer is 0.2 eV or more.
8. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein an electron affinity difference between the hole transfer material and the electron transfer material of the mixed layer is 0.2 eV or more.
9. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a difference between an electron affinity of the electron transfer material and an ionization potential of the hole transfer material of the mixed layer is 2 eV or more.
10. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the mixed layer includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of a charge transfer complex of NPB (4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenyl-amino]-biphenyl) and PBP (4-phenylbenzophenone); a charge transfer complex of m-MTDATA (4,4′4″-tris[3-methylphenyl(phenyl)amino]triphenyl amine) and t-Bu-PBD (2-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole); a charge transfer complex of m-MTDATA (4,4′4″-tris[3-methylphenyl(phenyl)amino]triphenylamine) and 3TPYMB (tris-[3-(3-pyridyl)mesityl]borane); and a charge transfer complex of TCTA (4,4′,4″-tri(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine) and B3PYMPM (bis-4,6-(3,5-di-3-pyridylphenyl)-2-methyl pyrimi-dine).
11. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the mixed layer is greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 200 nm.
12. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more selected from the group consisting of a hole injection layer; a hole blocking layer; a charge generation layer; an electron blocking layer; a charge generation layer; and an electron injection layer.
13. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a substrate provided on an opposite surface on which the organic material layer of the first electrode is provided; and
an inside light extraction layer provided between the substrate and the first electrode.
14. The organic light emitting device of claim 13 , wherein the inside light extraction layer includes a flattening layer.
15. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a substrate provided on an opposite surface on which the organic material layer of the first electrode is provided; and
an outside light extraction layer on an opposite surface on which the first electrode of the substrate is provided.
16. The organic light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the outside light extraction layer includes a flattening layer.
17. The organic light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the organic light emitting device is a flexible organic light emitting device.
18. A display device including the organic light emitting device of claim 1 .
19. An illumination device including the organic light emitting device of claim 1 .