65 results about "Phosphorescent oleds" patented technology

An electroluminescent device comprises a cathode and an anode; and, located therebetween, a light-emitting layer (LEL) comprising at least one hole transporting co-host and at least one electron transporting co-host, together with at least one phosphorescent emitter, and wherein the triplet energy of each of the co-host materials is greater than the triplet energy of the phosphorescent emitter, and further containing an exciton blocking layer comprising a hole transporting material with triplet energy greater or equal to 2.5 eV adjacent the emitting layer on the anode side. The invention provides devices that emit light with high luminous efficiency at low voltage.

An electroluminescent device comprises a cathode and an anode; and, located therebetween, a light-emitting layer (LEL) comprising at least one hole transporting co-host and at least one electron transporting co-host, together with at least one phosphorescent emitter, and wherein the triplet energy of each of the co-host materials is greater than the triplet energy of the phosphorescent emitter, and further containing an exciton blocking layer comprising a hole transporting material with triplet energy greater or equal to 2.5 eV adjacent the emitting layer on the anode side. The invention provides devices that emit light with high luminous efficiency at low voltage.

An organic light-emitting device comprising an anode; a cathode; a hole-transporting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; a phosphorescent light-emitting layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the cathode, wherein the phosphorescent light-emitting layer includes at least one host and at least one phosphorescent dopant; a first exciton-blocking layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the phosphorescent light-emitting layer; wherein the first exciton-blocking layer has a triplet energy greater than the triplet energy of the host in the phosphorescent light-emitting layer; and a second exciton-blocking layer disposed between the first exciton-blocking layer and the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, wherein the second exciton-blocking layer is in contact with the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and wherein the second exciton-blocking layer has a triplet energy less than the triplet energy of the first exciton-blocking layer.

An electroluminescent device comprisesa) a fluorescent light emitting layer comprising a fluorescent emitter and a fluorescent host material wherein the HOMO energy level of the fluorescent host material is not more than 0.1 eV more negative than that of the fluorescent emitter;b) a phosphorescent light emitting layer comprising a phosphorescent emitter and a phosphorescent host material; andc) a spacer layer interposed between the fluorescent light emitting layer and the phosphorescent light emitting layer;wherein the triplet energy of the fluorescent host material is not more than 0.2 eV less than the triplet energy of both the spacer layer material and of the phosphorescent host material. The materials within these layers are selected so that the HOMO and triplet energy levels satisfy certain interrelationships. The invention provides devices that emit light with high luminous efficiency.

An organic light-emitting device has a first hole-blocking layer in contact with a phosphorescent light-emitting layer and a second hole-blocking layer in contact with the first. The material in the first hole-blocking layer has a triplet energy greater than the host of the phosphorescent layer and the material in the second hole-blocking layer has a triplet energy higher than the dopant in the phosphorescent layer. Both hole-blocking materials have lower HOMO energies than the host of the phosphorescent light-emitting layer

An OLED device comprises, in sequence, an anode, a light-emitting layer that comprises a phosphorescent light-emitting organometallic compound, a hole-blocking layer, and a cathode, and between the hole-blocking layer and the cathode, a further layer containing: a) a first compound that has the lowest LUMO value of the compounds in the layer, the amount being greater than or equal to 10% by volume and less than 100% by volume of the layer; b) at least one second compound that is a low voltage electron transport material, exhibiting a higher LUMO value than the first compound, the total amount of said compound(s) being less than or equal to 90% by volume and more than 0% by volume of the layer. Such a device provides improved drive voltage.

Phosphorescent OLEDs having a double doped-layer structure wherein the OLEDs include a hole transporting layer (HTL) having a phosphorescent material doped therein, and an electron transporting layer (ETL) having the same phosphorescent material doped therein. Typically, these phosphorescent OLEDs have an anode, a first HTL over the anode, a second HTL that is doped with a phosphorescent material over the first HTL, a first ETL that is doped with a phosphorescent material over the second HTL, a second ETL over the first ETL, and a cathode over the second ETL. These phosphorescent OLEDs preferably include blue phosphorescent OLEDs with high efficiency levels.

The present invention relates to efficient organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) doped with multiple light-emitting dopants, at least one dopant comprising a phosphorescent emitter, in a thin film emissive layer or layers. The present invention is directed to an efficient phosphorescent organic light emitting device utilizing a plurality of emissive dopants in an emissive region, wherein at least one of the dopants is a phosphorescent material. Thus, the present invention provides an organic light emitting device comprising an emissive region, wherein the emissive region comprises a host material, and a plurality of emissive dopants, wherein the emissive region is comprised of a plurality of bands and each emissive dopant is doped into a separate band within the emissive region, and wherein at least one of the emissive dopants emits light by phosphorescence.

An organic light-emitting device comprising an anode; a cathode; a hole-transporting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode; a phosphorescent light-emitting layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the cathode, wherein the phosphorescent light-emitting layer includes at least one host and at least one phosphorescent dopant; a first exciton-blocking layer disposed between the hole-transporting layer and the phosphorescent light-emitting layer; wherein the first exciton-blocking layer has a triplet energy greater than the triplet energy of the host in the phosphorescent light-emitting layer; and a second exciton-blocking layer disposed between the first exciton-blocking layer and the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, wherein the second exciton-blocking layer is in contact with the phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and wherein the second exciton-blocking layer has a triplet energy less than the triplet energy of the first exciton-blocking layer.

An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent emitter that emits yellow, orange or red light; a tertiary arylamine compound as a first host material, and a gallium complex with only nitrogen bidentate ligands as a second host material. Desirably, the phosphorescent emitter is an iridium complex.

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). The devices of the present invention are efficient white or multicolored phosphorescent OLEDs which have a high color stability over a wide range of luminances. The devices of the present invention comprise an emissive region having at least two emissive layers, with each emissive layer comprising a different host and emissive dopant, wherein at least one of the emissive dopants emits by phosphorescence.

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). The devices of the present invention are efficient white or multicolored phosphorescent OLEDs which have a high color stability over a wide range of luminances. The devices of the present invention comprise an emissive region having at least two emissive layers, with each emissive layer comprising a different host and emissive dopant, wherein at least one of the emissive dopants emits by phosphorescence.

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). The devices of the present invention are efficient white or multicolored phosphorescent OLEDs which have a high color stability over a wide range of luminances. The devices of the present invention comprise an emissive region having at least two emissive layers, with each emissive layer comprising a different host and emissive dopant, wherein at least one of the emissive dopants emits by phosphorescence.

The invention relates to an organic blue phosphorescent main body material with fluorene as a center unit structure, and a preparation method and application thereof in a blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED). In the material, fluorene is used as a main body structure, and different electron properties of groups are bonded to 3-, 6- and 9- positions of fluorene, thereby the conjugated system of the main body material is effectively reduced, the effective molecular weight of the compound is increased, and the triplet energy and glass transition temperature of the material are improved to some extent. In addition, the polarity of the compound can be adjusted by drawing / withdrawing electron groups; compared with the commonly used blue phosphorescent main body materials including 4,4'-(9-carbazole)-biphenyl (CBP) and N,N'-dicarbazoyl-1,3-benzene (m-CP), the efficiency roll-off problem under a high luminescence condition of the blue phosphorescent OLED devices is effectively solved under a condition of appropriate polarization rate; and the main body material can be widely used in the organic light-emitting field.

A method for forming multi-emissive phosphorescent layers for a phosphorescent OLED comprises coating a first phosphorescent material from a first solvent onto a first electrode and removing the first solvent to form a first emissive layer; and coating a second phosphorescent material from a second solvent onto the first emissive layer and removing the second solvent to form a second emissive layer, wherein the first and second emissive layers are not cured after coating, and wherein the first emissive layer has negligible solubility in the second solvent.

An OLED device comprising a cathode, an anode, and having there between a red light emitting layer containing a non-light-emitting fluoranthene compound with a 7,10-diaryl substituted fluoranthene nucleus having no aromatic rings annulated to the fluoranthene nucleus, and a red light-emitting phosphorescent dopant.OLED devices of the invention provide reduced drive voltage and improved color, and provide embodiments with other improved features such as operational stability and high luminance.

An OLED device comprising, in sequence, an anode, a light-emitting layer that comprises a phosphorescent light-emitting organometallic compound, a hole-blocking layer, and a cathode, and between the hole-blocking layer and the cathode, a further layer containing a mixture of a first compound that is a tetracene compound that has the lowest LUMO value of the compounds in the layer, in an amount greater than or equal to 10% and less than 90% and a second compound that is a low voltage electron transport material, exhibiting a higher LUMO value than the first compound in an amount less than or equal to 90% and more than 10%.

An organic light-emitting device has a first hole-blocking layer in contact with a phosphorescent light-emitting layer and a second hole-blocking layer in contact with the first. The material in the first hole-blocking layer has a triplet energy greater than the host of the phosphorescent layer and the material in the second hole-blocking layer has a triplet energy higher than the dopant in the phosphorescent layer. Both hole-blocking materials have lower HOMO energies than the host of the phosphorescent light-emitting layer.

An electroluminescent device comprises a) a fluorescent light emitting layer comprising a fluorescent emitter and a fluorescent host material wherein the HOMO energy level of the fluorescent host material is not more than 0.1 eV more negative than that of the fluorescent emitter; b) a phosphorescent light emitting layer comprising a phosphorescent emitter and a phosphorescent host material; and c)a spacer layer interposed between the fluorescent light emitting layer and the phosphorescent light emitting layer; wherein the triplet energy of the fluorescent host material is not more than 0.2 eVless than the triplet energy of both the spacer layer material and of the phosphorescent host material. The materials within these layers are selected so that the HOMO and triplet energy levels satisfy certain interrelationships. The invention provides devices that emit light with high luminous efficiency.

The invention discloses a series of organic phosphorescent OLED materials. A structural general formula of the organic phosphorescent OLED materials is shown as a formula I. The materials are obtained by using 10,11-dihydrogen spirofluorene as a main body and modifying with 2-pyridyl. Due to the influence of double bonds of electron deficient groups at 10 and 11 sites, hole transportation between molecules is facilitated; and capturing capacity for excitons is greatly increased. Due to distortion of spirofluorene molecules, [pai]-[pai] overlapping space of the molecules is greatly enlarged; phosphorescence lifetime is effectively shortened; luminescence efficiency is increased; and the performance of luminescent devices is improved. A compound related by the invention has the advantages of excellent film-forming property and high luminescent efficiency. The formula I is shown as the description.

A phosphorescent OLED has a light emitting layer which includes a phosphorescent host material, an exiton blocking material, and a phosphorescent dopant. The invention obviates the use of a hole blocking layer while substantially preventing hole diffusion to the electron transport layer.

An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent emitter that emits yellow, orange or red light; a tertiary arylamine compound as a first host material, and a gallium complex with only nitrogen bidentate ligands as a second host material. Desirably, the phosphorescent emitter is an iridium complex.

The invention provides a red and green phosphorescent OLED (organic light emitting diode) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The red and green phosphorescent OLED device comprises a glass substrate, and an ITO (indium tin oxide) anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an electronic barrier layer, a luminous layer, a hole barrier layer, an electronic transport layer, an electronic injection layer and an aluminum cathode which are arranged on the glass substrate sequentially, wherein a wire is led out of each of the ITO anode and the aluminum cathode, and connected with an external direct-current power supply. According to the red and green phosphorescent OLED device and the manufacturing method, excitons and carriers are adjusted to be in different areas of the luminous layer, so that the luminous efficiency and the luminance of the device are improved, and the service life of the device is prolonged indirectly.

Described herein are devices and methods related to lighting systems that are color tunable and have a long lifetime. In certain embodiments, the device comprises two independently controlled phosphorescent OLED lighting panels coupled together in one package to emit light in one direction. In certain embodiment, aspects of the device are tunable, such as RGB color, color temperature, and luminance.

Metal complexes having heterocycle substituted ligands are disclosed, which can be used as emitters in the emissive layer of an organic electroluminescent device. The application of these novel compounds as emitters in phosphorescent OLED devices enables to obtain deep red and near infrared colors. Also disclosed are an electroluminescent device and a formulation containing the complexes.

The present invention provides a series of spirally configured cis-stilbene / fluorene hybrid materials, which are spirally-configured cis-stilbene / fluorene derivatives having glass transition temperatures ranged from 105° C. to 130° C., decomposition temperatures ranged from 385° C. to 415° C., reversible electron transport property, and balanced charges motilities. Moreover, a variety of experimental data have proved that the yellow fluorescent, the green phosphorescent, the yellow phosphorescent, and the red phosphorescent OLEDs using this spirally configured cis-stilbene / fluorene derivatives as the electron transport layers having hole blocking functions can indeed show excellent EQE, current efficiency, power efficiency, maximum luminance, and device lifetime performances much better than the conventional or commercial yellow fluorescent, green phosphorescent, yellow phosphorescent, and red phosphorescent OLEDs.