Fused Polycyclic Emission Layer for OLED Efficiency and Lifetime

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current organic electroluminescence display devices face challenges in achieving low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and long service life, with existing materials failing to stabilize these characteristics effectively.

Innovation Solution

A light emitting device incorporating a fused polycyclic compound, specifically designed for the emission layer, which includes a unique structural formula enhancing luminous efficiency and service life by suppressing intermolecular interactions and exciton quenching, thereby improving the device's performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

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

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidservice life
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies molecular parameters of the organic compound by introducing a fused polycyclic core structure with specific substituent groups at controlled positions. This changes the electronic structure and steric properties of the material, enabling simultaneous improvement in luminous efficiency and service life through optimized HOMO-LUMO energy levels and reduced molecular aggregation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates a composite molecular structure by combining a fused polycyclic core (such as dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, carbazole, or fluorene) with electron-donating or electron-withdrawing substituent groups. This composite structure achieves synergistic effects that improve both luminous efficiency and device stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Illumination intensity

If existing emission layer materials are used, then basic light emission is achieved, but exciton quenching occurs reducing performance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emissionVSAvoidexciton quenching
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by designing the fused polycyclic compound structure to preemptively prevent exciton quenching through built-in steric hindrance from substituent groups. These groups create spatial separation between adjacent molecules, preventing harmful intermolecular interactions before they can occur during device operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses organic compounds with carefully designed lifetimes that are sufficient for device operation but short enough to avoid accumulation and quenching effects. The fused polycyclic structure provides stable yet transient excited states that emit light efficiently before decaying, preventing energy loss through quenching

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

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 fused polycyclic compound in the emission layer significantly enhances luminous efficiency and extends the service life of the light emitting device by reducing exciton quenching and intermolecular interactions, leading to improved display performance.

Implementation Method 1

the organic electroluminescence display apparatus is a self-luminescent display apparatus in which holes and electrons injected from a first electrode and a second electrode of the organic electroluminescence display apparatus recombine in an emission layer, and thus a luminescent material including an organic compound in the emission layer may emit light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

technologies pertaining to phosphorescence emission utilizing triplet state energy or fluorescence utilizing triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA) in which singlet excitons are generated by collision of triplet excitons

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTriplet-triplet annihilation (TTA):

Implementation Method 3

thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials utilizing delayed fluorescence phenomenon

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF):

Data Source

PatentUS20240107885A1Light emitting device and fused polycyclic compound for the light emitting device
Publication Date: 2024.03.28 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the emission layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1: