Heterocyclic Compound in Light-Emitting Device for Color Purity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current light-emitting devices face challenges in achieving high color purity and efficient energy transfer, leading to suboptimal driving voltage and lifespan characteristics.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 into the light-emitting device's interlayer, which includes a dicarbazole moiety, to improve energy transfer and enhance color purity, thereby optimizing the device's performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional materials are used in the emission layer, then device structure is simple, but color purity and energy transfer efficiency are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor purityVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a composite material system consisting of a host material and a heterocyclic compound (Formula 1) as dopant in the emission layer. This composite approach enables efficient energy transfer from host to dopant, achieving high color purity while maintaining a relatively simple device structure. The heterocyclic compound's specific molecular design facilitates this composite material functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If conventional compounds are used in the interlayer, then device complexity is low, but driving voltage and lifespan characteristics are suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelifespan characteristicsVSAvoidinterlayer composition
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the chemical composition parameters of the interlayer by introducing a heterocyclic compound with specific structural features (Formula 1). This parameter change in material composition improves charge transport properties and energy transfer efficiency, leading to optimized driving voltage and extended device lifespan without significantly increasing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Power

If energy transfer efficiency is not optimized, then device structure remains simple, but driving voltage and performance are suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving voltageVSAvoidenergy transfer mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a heterocyclic compound (Formula 1) as an intermediary material in the emission layer that facilitates efficient energy transfer from the host material to the emitting species. This intermediary enables optimized power characteristics and driving voltage by mediating the energy transfer process, while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure through material-level rather than structural-level complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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 heterocyclic compound improves color purity and driving voltage, facilitating efficient energy transfer and extending the lifespan of the light-emitting device.

Implementation Method 1

Incorporating a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 into the light-emitting device's interlayer, which includes a dicarbazole moiety, to improve energy transfer and enhance color purity

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Implementation Method 2

Carriers, such as holes and electrons, recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons transition from an excited state to a ground state to thereby generate light.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20240334826A1Light-emitting device including heterocyclic compound, electronic device including the light-emitting device, and the heterocyclic compound
Publication Date: 2024.10.03 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided are a light-emitting device including a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an electronic device including the light-emitting device. In addition, provided is the heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1. The detailed description of Formula 1 is as set forth in the present specification.