Organic Electroluminescent Compound for Efficiency and Joule-Heat Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic light emitting devices face challenges with efficiency, lifespan, and driving voltage, particularly due to charge imbalance and material instability, which are exacerbated by Joule heating and the need for improved emitting auxiliary layers and hole injection materials.

Innovation Solution

A novel compound represented by Formula (1) is introduced, which can be used in organic electronic elements to enhance luminous efficiency, stability, and lifespan by optimizing energy levels and T1 values, and is applied in layers such as the emitting auxiliary layer and hole injection layer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If efficiency is increased, then luminous efficiency improves, but driving voltage increases and Joule heating increases which reduces lifespan

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidlifespan
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical structure parameters of the organic compound by introducing specific substituents (Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4) and heteroatoms (X = O or S) to optimize the balance between efficiency and stability. This structural parameter modification allows the material to achieve high luminous efficiency while maintaining thermal stability to resist Joule heating damage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite material design by combining multiple aromatic rings, heteroatoms, and substituent groups into a single molecular structure. This composite approach creates a material that simultaneously provides high efficiency through optimized energy levels and high stability through enhanced thermal resistance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Manufacturing precision

If T1 value is increased in the emitting auxiliary layer, then color purity and efficiency improve, but device complexity increases due to need for different layers for each color

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor purityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal emitting auxiliary layer material that can be used across different color emissions (R, G, B) by designing a core structure with可调 substituents. The base structure with X = O or S and various aromatic ring combinations provides a platform that can be tuned for different T1 values while maintaining the same layer architecture, eliminating the need for separate optimized layers for each color

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If glass transition temperature is increased in hole injection layer, then stability against Joule heating improves, but manufacturing difficulty increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovestabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular parameters of the hole injection layer material by incorporating rigid aromatic rings, heteroatoms, and specific substituent patterns that elevate the glass transition temperature. These parameter changes enhance thermal stability to resist Joule heating while the molecular design maintains compatibility with existing deposition processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 compound achieves high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, improved color purity, and extended lifespan by stabilizing the organic electronic elements against Joule heating and enhancing material properties.

Implementation Method 1

organic light emitting phenomenon refers to a phenomenon that converts electric energy into light energy by using an organic material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOrganic light emitting phenomenon: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

Joule heating generated during operation

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectJoule heating: Joule Heating

Data Source

PatentEP4714945A1Compound for organic electric element, organic electric element using same, and electronic device having same
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 DUK SAN NEOLUX
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AI summary

The present invention provides a novel compound that can improve the luminous efficiency, stability, and lifespan of the element, a composition comprising the same and an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof.