Fused Polycyclic Compounds for Efficient, Durable OLED Emission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescence elements face challenges in achieving high luminous efficiency and long service life, which are essential for advanced display devices.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of a fused polycyclic compound in the emission layer of a light emitting element, specifically designed to enhance luminous efficiency and extend the element's service life through improved light emission properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If conventional organic electroluminescence materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but the luminous efficiency is low and service life is short

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidservice life
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies molecular parameters of the organic compound by introducing specific substituents (electron-donating groups at positions 2 and 7, electron-withdrawing groups at positions 3 and 6) to optimize the HOMO-LUMO energy gap and improve both luminous efficiency and service life simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite molecular structure combining fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon cores with various functional groups and substituents to achieve synergistic effects that improve both luminous efficiency and device stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If phosphorescence emission or TADF materials are used to improve luminous efficiency, then luminous efficiency increases, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and utilizes the inherent delayed fluorescence capability from the molecular structure itself through intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) states, eliminating the need for separate phosphorescent dopants or complex TADF host-guest systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The organic electroluminescence material performs self-service by generating delayed fluorescence through its own intramolecular charge transfer states and triplet-triplet annihilation mechanisms, without requiring external phosphorescent materials or complex multi-layer structures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

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 fused polycyclic compound significantly improves the luminous efficiency and extends the service life of the light emitting element, leading to higher display quality in organic electroluminescence devices.

Implementation Method 1

holes and electrons separately injected from a first electrode and a second electrode combine in an emission layer of the organic electroluminescence display device, and thus a light emitting material including an organic compound in the emission layer emits light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

fluorescence emission using triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) in which singlet excitons are generated through collision of triplet excitons

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTriplet-triplet annihilation:

Implementation Method 3

thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials using a delayed fluorescence phenomenon

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermally activated delayed fluorescence:

Data Source

PatentUS20250228062A1Light emitting element, fused polycyclic compound for the same, and display device including the same
Publication Date: 2025.07.10 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first compound represented by Formula 1.