Nitrogen-Containing Host Material for OLED Charge Balance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Phosphorescent organic electroluminescent devices face issues of reduced luminous efficiency and shortened service life, necessitating the development of new materials with enhanced electron transport capabilities for improved performance.

Innovation Solution

A nitrogen-containing compound with an indolocarbazolyl structure combining diaryl-substituted triazinyl and deuterated diphenyl-substituted phenyl is used as a host material in the luminescent layer, enhancing electron transport and exciton recombination efficiency, thereby improving device performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If phosphorescent host materials are used in organic electroluminescent devices, then the devices can achieve self-illumination and wide viewing angle, but the luminous efficiency is reduced and service life is shortened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice lifeVSAvoidluminous efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure parameters of the host material by introducing deuterium atoms at specific positions (a and b represent the number of deuterium atoms) and adjusting substituent groups (L, L1, L2, Ar1, Ar2) to optimize electron transport properties and improve both luminous efficiency and service life simultaneously

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite molecular structure combining indolocarbazolyl core with diaryl-substituted triazinyl and deuterated diphenyl-substituted phenyl groups, forming a multifunctional host material that achieves both high luminous efficiency and extended service life through synergistic effects of different structural components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If phosphorescent host materials are used in organic electroluminescent devices, then the devices can achieve wide viewing angle and fast response, but the charge balance and exciton recombination efficiency are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharge balanceVSAvoidexciton recombination efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces deuterium atoms at specific local positions (a and b represent the number of deuterium atoms on phenyl groups) to locally enhance electron transport capability and promote charge balance, while the overall molecular structure maintains high exciton recombination efficiency through the indolocarbazolyl-triazinyl-phenyl framework

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 use of this nitrogen-containing compound results in increased luminous efficiency and extended service life of organic electroluminescent devices, with reduced operating voltage and improved charge balance, making it suitable for mass production.

Implementation Method 1

diaryltriazinyl and the diphenylbenzenyl have an overlapping spatial positional relationship and spatial conjugation characteristics, such that the material has an enhanced electron transport ability

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSpatial conjugation:

Implementation Method 2

deuteration of phenyl in the periphery of diphenylbenzenyl can reduce the size of diphenyl-substituted phenyl, resulting in a more compact spatial overlap with the triazinyl

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDeuteration:

Implementation Method 3

The nitrogen-containing compound is used as a host material for a luminescent layer of a phosphorescent organic electroluminescent device, so that the luminescent layer has good electron transport characteristics, the charge balance and exciton recombination efficiency are promoted

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS11832457B2Nitrogen-containing compound, and organic electroluminescent device and electronic apparatus thereof
Publication Date: 2023.11.28 SHAANXI LIGHTE OPTOELECTRONICS MATERIAL CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a nitrogen-containing compound, and an organic electroluminescent device and an electronic device including the same, and belongs to the field of organic electroluminescence. A transport group in the nitrogen-containing compound of the present disclosure has an overlapping spatial positional relationship, which can improve the carrier transport properties, and when the material is applied to an organic electroluminescent device, the performance of the organic electroluminescent device can be significantly improved.