Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds for OLED Efficiency

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for new materials, particularly host, charge transport, and charge blocker materials, to enhance the performance of organic electroluminescent devices, especially for phosphorescence and fluorescence emitters, to achieve improved external quantum efficiencies.

Innovation Solution

A compound of formula (I) with an imidazole or indole ring structure and a nitrogen-containing seven-membered ring is used as a host, charge transport, or charge blocking material, suitable for organic electronic devices, particularly in electroluminescence devices, where it can be employed in various layers, including the emitting layer, electron transporting layer, or hole blocking layer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional host, charge transport, and charge blocker materials are used in organic electroluminescence devices, then the devices can operate, but the external quantum efficiency and overall performance are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexternal quantum efficiencyVSAvoidmaterial performance for phosphorescence and fluorescence emitters
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure of host, charge transport, and charge blocker materials by introducing specific nitrogen-containing heterocyclic groups (triazole, tetrazole, pyrazole, imidazole, oxadiazole, thiadiazole rings) to change the electronic and optical parameters of the materials, thereby improving external quantum efficiency and performance for both phosphorescence and fluorescence emitters

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite material systems by combining the newly synthesized nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds with existing organic electroluminescence device architectures, integrating multiple functional materials (host, charge transport, charge blocker) into a cohesive system that achieves enhanced overall performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS11289661B2Nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds for organic light emitting devices
Publication Date: 2022.03.29 IDEMITSU KOSAN CO LTD
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AI summary

A compound of formula (I), a material for an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one compound of formula (I); an organic electroluminescence device which comprises an organic thin film layer between a cathode and an anode, wherein the organic thin film layer comprises one or more layers and comprises a light emitting layer, and at least one layer of the organic thin film layer comprises at least one compound of formula (I); an electronic equipment comprising the organic electroluminescence device; and a process for preparing the compound of formula (I).