Nitrogen Compound Host Material for OLED Charge Balance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescent devices face challenges in service life and efficiency, particularly as display screens increase in size, requiring improvements in luminescence efficiency and current efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A nitrogen-containing compound with a specific structure, including an indolyl-fused phenothiazine/phenoxazine core, is used in an organic electroluminescent device. This compound enhances hole transport ability and can balance charge carrier mobility, improving exciton generation and utilization efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If display screens are made larger, then the coverage area is increased, but the service life and efficiency of the electroluminescent device deteriorate due to increased driving voltage requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay screen areaVSAvoiddevice service life
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a novel nitrogen-containing compound with a specific molecular structure (Formula 1) that changes the electrical parameters of the electroluminescent device. This compound improves charge carrier mobility and balances electron-hole transport, enabling larger displays to operate at lower driving voltages, thereby extending device service life while maintaining large screen area

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs a composite material approach by designing a complex nitrogen-containing compound that integrates multiple functional groups (indolyl-fused phenothiazine/phenoxazine core with various substituents). This composite molecular structure simultaneously achieves high charge carrier mobility, balanced charge transport, and improved device stability, resolving the contradiction between large area and service life

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Area of stationary object

If display screens are made larger, then the coverage area is increased, but the luminescence efficiency and current efficiency deteriorate due to higher driving voltage requirements

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

Solution Approach 1:

The nitrogen-containing compound changes the electrical and optical parameters of the device by improving charge carrier mobility and balancing charge transport. This enables larger displays to maintain high luminescence efficiency and current efficiency at reduced driving voltages, resolving the contradiction between large screen area and energy efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If conventional materials are used in electroluminescent devices, then the device structure is simpler, but the charge carrier balance and exciton generation efficiency are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial structure complexityVSAvoidexciton generation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a composite nitrogen-containing compound with a sophisticated molecular structure (Formula 1) that integrates multiple functional groups. This composite structure achieves superior charge carrier balance and exciton generation efficiency, outweighing the increased material complexity by delivering significantly improved device performance

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 use of the nitrogen-containing compound improves the balance of charge carriers, expands the recombination region, and enhances luminescence efficiency and the service life of electroluminescent devices.

Implementation Method 1

This compound enhances hole transport ability and can balance charge carrier mobility

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHole transport: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

The electrons and the holes recombine in the electroluminescent layer, forming excitons. The excitons in excited states release energy, causing the electroluminescent layer to emit light to the outside

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20250051354A1Nitrogen-containing compound, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.02.13 SHAANXI LIGHTE OPTOELECTRONICS MATERIAL CO LTD
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AI summary

The present application relates to the technical field of organic electroluminescent materials, and provides a nitrogen-containing compound, an organic electroluminescent device including the nitrogen-containing compound, and an electronic apparatus. The nitrogen-containing compound of the present application has a core structure that is indolyl-fused phenothiazine/phenoxazine. The nitrogen-containing compound, when used as a host material of the luminescent layer of an organic electroluminescent device, can significantly improve the luminescence efficiency and service life of the device.