High Molecular Compound for Blue Light Emission

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Problem

Current light-emitting devices with phosphorescent compounds face challenges in achieving stable blue light emission due to high triplet excitation energy requirements, leading to increased driving voltage and power consumption, while devices with fluorescent compounds have lower emission efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A high molecular compound with a fluorenediyl group, hole-transport skeleton, and electron-transport skeleton is developed, featuring a structure where intramolecular charge transfer occurs, reducing the difference between singlet and triplet excitation energy levels, and incorporating a guest material for efficient energy transfer and emission.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If phosphorescent compounds are used to achieve high emission efficiency, then emission efficiency is improved, but driving voltage increases due to high triplet excitation energy requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission efficiencyVSAvoiddriving voltage
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the energy level parameters of the host material by selecting materials with small differences between singlet and triplet excitation energy levels. This parameter change enables efficient triplet exciton conversion while maintaining lower driving voltages, resolving the contradiction between emission efficiency and power consumption

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The host material acts as an intermediary between the phosphorescent compound and the electrodes. By carefully selecting host materials with appropriate energy levels, the patent mediates the energy transfer process to achieve high emission efficiency without requiring excessive driving voltage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If phosphorescent compounds are used for blue light emission, then emission efficiency is improved, but compound stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission efficiencyVSAvoidcompound stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical structure parameters of the phosphorescent compounds to develop stable blue-emitting materials. By modifying molecular structures and selecting appropriate host-guest combinations, the patent achieves both high emission efficiency and compound stability for blue light emission

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If fluorescent compounds are used instead of phosphorescent compounds, then compound stability is improved, but emission efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompound stabilityVSAvoidemission efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the energy level parameters and molecular structures of fluorescent compounds to enhance their emission efficiency. By optimizing the host-guest energy level matching and selecting appropriate fluorescent materials, the patent achieves high emission efficiency while maintaining compound stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 high molecular compound enhances emission efficiency, reduces driving voltage, and achieves low power consumption in light-emitting devices, particularly for blue light emission by efficiently converting triplet excitons to singlet excitons.

Implementation Method 1

a singlet excited state is generated from a triplet excited state by reverse intersystem crossing

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReverse intersystem crossing:

Implementation Method 2

a thermally activated delayed fluorescent (TADF) substance is known in addition to a phosphorescent compound

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermally activated delayed fluorescence:

Implementation Method 3

singlet excitation energy of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance is transferred to the fluorescent compound and light emission is obtained from the fluorescent compound

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Implementation Method 4

light-emitting devices utilizing electroluminescence (EL) have been actively researched and developed

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20240130229A1High Molecular Compound, Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device
Publication Date: 2024.04.18 SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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AI summary

A novel high molecular compound is provided. The high molecular compound includes a repeating unit. The repeating unit has a fluorenediyl group, a hole-transport skeleton, and an electron-transport skeleton. The hole-transport skeleton is bonded to the fluorenediyl group through a substituted or unsubstituted first arylene group. The electron-transport skeleton is bonded to the fluorenediyl group through a substituted or unsubstituted second arylene group. In an excited state, intramolecular charge transfer occurs between the hole-transport skeleton and the electron-transport skeleton.