Blue OLED Emitting Compound for Efficiency and Lifespan

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organic light emitting display devices, particularly those using OLEDs, face limitations in emitting efficiency and lifespan, especially in blue pixel regions, which restricts the overall performance of these devices.

Innovation Solution

An emitting compound represented by Formula 1 is introduced, which is used in the emitting material layer of OLEDs, enhancing the emitting efficiency and lifespan by acting as a dopant to emit blue light, and is incorporated into the device structure alongside other layers like electron and hole blocking layers to improve performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional emitting materials are used in blue pixel OLEDs, then the device can be manufactured with standard materials, but the emitting efficiency and lifespan are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovelifespanVSAvoidmaterial selection
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical structure of emitting compounds by changing molecular parameters such as introducing specific heteroatoms (B, P=O, P=S) and substituent groups (Y1, Y2, R1-R6) to optimize the emitting properties. This structural parameter change improves lifespan and emitting efficiency while maintaining manufacturability through established organic semiconductor synthesis routes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent develops composite emitting materials that combine multiple functional components within the molecular structure, including electron-transporting moieties, hole-transporting moieties, and emitting chromophores. This composite approach enhances overall device performance and reliability while allowing optimization of individual material properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If conventional emitting materials are used in blue pixel OLEDs, then the device structure remains simple, but the emitting efficiency is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemitting efficiencyVSAvoidmaterial structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes emitting efficiency by adjusting molecular parameters including HOMO-LUMO energy levels, charge mobility, and photoluminescence quantum yield through systematic modification of the core structure and substituent groups. These parameter changes enhance electron-hole recombination efficiency and light emission while maintaining reasonable structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces specific functional groups and moieties at particular positions within the molecular structure to enhance local emitting properties. By optimizing the local chemical environment around the emitting center (through Y1, Y2 substitutions and R1-R6 groups), the patent improves overall emitting efficiency without requiring complete restructuring of the entire device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 use of the specific emitting compound significantly improves the lifespan and emitting efficiency of OLEDs, particularly in blue pixel regions, leading to enhanced overall device performance and color temperature.

Implementation Method 1

The OLED emits light by injecting electrons from a cathode as an electron injection electrode and holes from an anode as a hole injection electrode into an emitting material layer (EML), combining the electrons with the holes, generating an exciton, and transforming the exciton from an excited state to a ground state

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS12145953B2Emitting compound and organic light emitting device including the same
Publication Date: 2024.11.19 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to an emitting compound and organic light emitting device including the same, and more specifically, relates to an emitting compound of following and an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting device each including the emitting compound.