Amine Compound Functional Layers for OLED Efficiency and Lifetime

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescence displays face challenges in achieving low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and long service life, necessitating the development of materials that can stabilize these characteristics.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting device incorporating an amine compound represented by specific chemical structures, which is used in functional layers such as the hole transport region and electron transport region, enhancing the device's efficiency and longevity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional organic electroluminescence display materials are used, then the device can operate, but the luminous efficiency and service life are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidservice life
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical structure of amine compounds by changing molecular parameters such as introducing specific heteroaryl groups (dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, carbazole, dibenzosilole, dibenzothiophene sulfone, pyridine, pyrimidine, or triazine groups) and adjusting substituent positions to optimize both luminous efficiency and service life simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses composite functional layers combining the newly developed amine compound with other materials (host materials, dopants, electron transport materials) to achieve synergistic effects that improve both luminous efficiency and device stability for extended service life

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Power

If conventional materials are used, then the device structure can be maintained, but achieving low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and long service life simultaneously is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving voltageVSAvoidmaterial composition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The amine compound is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: hole transport, electron blocking, and exciton confinement, allowing a single material to address multiple performance requirements (low voltage, high efficiency, long life) without significantly increasing device structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The amine compound improves luminous efficiency and extends the service life of the light emitting device, addressing the limitations of existing materials.

Implementation Method 1

holes and electrons respectively injected from a first electrode and a second electrode recombine in an emission layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCharge transport: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

an organic electroluminescence display includes a so-called self-luminescent light emitting device in which holes and electrons respectively injected from a first electrode and a second electrode recombine in an emission layer, so that a luminescent material of the emission layer emits light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS12532660B2Light emitting device and amine compound for the same
Publication Date: 2026.01.20 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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  • US12532660B2 patent drawing
  • US12532660B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Provided is a light emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and at least one functional layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The at least one functional layer may include an amine compound represented by Formula 1 below, thereby exhibiting excellent luminous efficiency and improved service life characteristics.