The present invention relates to a phenanthro[9,10-b]tetraphenylene derivative and use thereof. The present invention discloses a novel phenanthro[9,10-b]tetraphenylene derivative which is represented by the following formula(I), the organic EL device employing the phenanthro[9,10-b]tetraphenylene derivative as electron blocking material, hole blocking material, electron transport material, phosphorescent host material, or fluorescent host and dopant material can display good performance, wherein L1, L2, Ar1, Ar2, m, p, q and R1 to R3 are the same definition as described in the present invention.