Blue OLED Hole Transport Material for Longer Emission Life

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescent (EL) devices, particularly in the blue emission region, face high driving voltage and insufficient emission efficiency, with amine derivatives offering insufficient emission life.

Innovation Solution

Introduce a substituted dibenzoheterole group with high electron tolerance into the amine group of the hole transport layer, improving amorphous properties and charge mobility, and incorporating a compound with a dibenzoheterole group linked to an amine compound in the organic EL device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of stationary object

If amine derivatives are used as hole transport material, then the device can be manufactured with conventional materials, but the emission life is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission lifeVSAvoiddevice stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a substituted dibenzoheterole group combined with an amine compound to create a composite hole transport material. This composite structure integrates the electron tolerance of the dibenzoheterole group with the hole transport capability of the amine compound, achieving both long emission life and high reliability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Speed

If conventional hole transport materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but the charge mobility is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharge mobilityVSAvoidmaterial structure
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by introducing the substituted dibenzoheterole group at specific positions on the amine compound structure. This localized modification enhances charge mobility in critical regions while maintaining the overall simplicity of the device structure and leveraging the inherent hole transport properties of the amine compound.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12550609B2Material for organic electroluminescent device and organic electroluminescent device including the same
Publication Date: 2026.02.10 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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  • US12550609B2 patent drawing
  • US12550609B2 patent drawing

AI summary

A material for an organic electroluminescent device having high emission efficiency and long life and an organic electroluminescent device including the same. The material for an organic electroluminescent device is represented by the following Formula 1.