Fused Indolocarbazole Nitrogen Compound for OLED Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescence devices face challenges with luminous efficiency and service life, particularly as the area of displays increases, requiring new materials with high efficiency and long service life suitable for mass production.

Innovation Solution

A nitrogen-containing compound with a fused indolocarbazole structure and connecting nitrogen-containing groups (triazine, pyridine, and pyrimidine) or benzoxazole/benzothiazole, enhancing thermal stability, polarity, and electron transport performance, is used as a host material in the luminescent layer to improve balance and efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional organic materials are used in the luminescent layer, then the device structure is simple, but the luminous efficiency and service life are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice lifeVSAvoidmaterial structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite organic materials comprising specific host materials and guest materials in the luminescent layer. The host material contains carbazole or triphenylamine structures combined with electron-transport groups, while the guest material provides luminescence. This composite approach enhances service life through improved material stability and charge transport balance without overly complicating the device structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent systematically varies molecular parameters of organic materials including introducing electron-transport groups (oxadiazole, triazole, pyridine), adjusting carbazole substitution patterns, and modifying guest material concentrations. These parameter changes optimize the balance between luminous efficiency and service life while maintaining manufacturability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Area of stationary object

If the display area is enlarged, then the device coverage increases, but the driving voltage increases and luminous efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidluminous efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses organic materials with optimized molecular parameters including high electron mobility groups and appropriate HOMO/LUMO energy levels. These parameter optimizations enable larger display areas to be driven at lower voltages while maintaining luminous efficiency, as the improved charge transport reduces resistive losses that typically increase with area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If conventional organic materials are used, then the production process is simple, but the electron transport performance is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelectron transport performanceVSAvoidmaterial synthesis complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines host materials with carbazole or triphenylamine cores and electron-transport groups (oxadiazole, triazole, pyridine) to create composite organic materials. This composite structure inherently provides superior electron transport performance through synergistic effects, while the modular molecular design allows for relatively straightforward synthesis and device fabrication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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 nitrogen-containing compound significantly enhances luminous efficiency and service life of organic electroluminescence devices, achieving improved performance and longevity by facilitating better hole and electron transport.

Implementation Method 1

An organic luminescence phenomenon refers to a phenomenon of converting electrical energy into light energy by using organic materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOrganic luminescence: Luminescence

Data Source

PatentEP4063368B1Nitrogen-containing compound and electronic element comprising same, and electronic apparatus
Publication Date: 2024.06.26 SHAANXI LIGHTE OPTOELECTRONICS MATERIAL CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a nitrogen-containing compound, and an electronic component and an electronic device including the same, and belongs to the technical field of organic electroluminescence. The nitrogen-containing compound provided by the present disclosure has polycyclic conjugation properties, the compound has a core structure of fused indolocarbazole. The bond energy between the atoms is high, thus the compound has a good thermal stability, and facilitates solid state accumulation between the molecules. The organic electroluminescence device with the compound as a luminescent layer material has a long service life. The nitrogen-containing compound provided by the present disclosure with an indolocarbazole structure connecting with a nitrogen-containing group (triazine, pyridine and pyrimidine) and a benzoxazole or benzothiazole group respectively has a high dipole moment, thereby improving the polarity of the material. Using the nitrogen-containing compound of the present disclosure as the luminescent layer material of the organic electroluminescence device the electron transport performance of the device can be effectively improved, and the luminous efficiency and service life of the device can be improved.