Mixed-Host Light-Emitting Element for Low-Capacitance Displays

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a persistent demand for an organic electroluminescence element with low driving voltage and improved image quality in display devices.

Innovation Solution

A light-emitting element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light-emitting layer with specific host compounds and phosphorescent and fluorescent compounds, including hole-transporting and electron-transporting host compounds with controlled surface potentials, and additional layers such as hole transport and electron transport regions, to enhance performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If a phosphorescent compound with positive giant surface potential is used in the light-emitting layer, then light emission efficiency is improved, but capacitance increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emission efficiencyVSAvoidcapacitance
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the giant surface potential parameter of the host compounds from positive to negative. Specifically, the hole-transporting host compound and electron-transporting host compound both have negative giant surface potentials, which is a fundamental parameter change that resolves the capacitance issue while maintaining light emission efficiency through optimized charge transport properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses a composite light-emitting layer comprising multiple host compounds (hole-transporting host compound and electron-transporting host compound) with specific negative giant surface potentials, combined with phosphorescent and fluorescent compounds. This composite material system achieves both low capacitance and high light emission efficiency through synergistic interactions between the components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Device complexity

If conventional host compounds are used in the light-emitting layer, then device structure is simple, but driving voltage is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structureVSAvoiddriving voltage
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSStress or pressure

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the giant surface potential parameter of the host compounds to negative values, which fundamentally alters the charge transport characteristics and reduces the driving voltage required for device operation, while maintaining a relatively simple device structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent optimizes the local properties of the light-emitting layer by selecting host compounds with specific negative giant surface potentials and appropriate HOMO-LUMO energy levels, creating localized regions with optimized charge transport properties that reduce overall device driving voltage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 solution achieves low capacitance characteristics and improved image quality in display devices, addressing the need for low driving voltage and enhanced performance.

Implementation Method 1

a phosphorescent compound, and a fluorescent compound

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhosphorescence: Phosphorescence

Implementation Method 2

a phosphorescent compound, and a fluorescent compound

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFluorescence: Fluorescence

Implementation Method 3

an organic electroluminescence element in which holes and electrons respectively injected from a first electrode and a second electrode recombine in a light-emitting layer. In the light-emitting layer, a light-emitting material that includes an organic compound emits light upon this recombination of holes and electrons

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentEP4615202A1Light-emitting element, display device including the same and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.09.10 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments provide a light-emitting element and a display device that includes the light-emitting element. The light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The light-emitting layer includes a hole-transporting host compound, an electron-transporting host compound, a phosphorescent compound, and a fluorescent compound, wherein at least one of the hole-transporting host compound and the electron-transporting host compound has a lower giant surface potential than the phosphorescent compound.