OLED Organic Compound Composition for Stable Hole Transport

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic light-emitting devices face challenges in achieving high stability and efficient hole-transporting ability, which affects their external quantum efficiency.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of an organic compound represented by Formula 1, featuring specific structural components, enhances the hole-transporting ability and stability, thereby improving the external quantum efficiency of the light-emitting device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional organic compounds are used in light-emitting devices, then the device can operate, but the stability and hole-transporting ability are insufficient, affecting external quantum efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovestabilityVSAvoidexternal quantum efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure of organic compounds by changing chemical parameters - specifically introducing carbazole groups and adjusting substituent patterns on the phenylene backbone. This structural parameter change simultaneously improves stability and hole-transporting ability, which directly enhances external quantum efficiency in light-emitting devices

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates composite molecular structures combining carbazole units with substituted phenylene groups. This composite approach allows the material to exhibit both high stability from the carbazole moiety and efficient hole transport through the phenylene backbone, resolving the contradiction between reliability and productivity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If organic compounds with high hole-transporting ability are used, then external quantum efficiency improves, but stability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveexternal quantum efficiencyVSAvoidstability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by assigning different functional regions within the molecule: carbazole groups provide stability and hole-transporting capability in specific positions, while phenylene substituents optimize charge transport pathways. This localized functional distribution allows simultaneous optimization of both stability and external quantum efficiency without compromise

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 organic compound with Formula 1 improves the stability and hole-transporting ability, leading to enhanced external quantum efficiency in light-emitting devices.

Implementation Method 1

Holes injected from the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCharge carrier transport: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

In the emission layer, carriers, such as these holes and electrons, recombine to produce excitons. As these excitons transition (decay) from an excited state to a ground state, they emit light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20250344602A1Organic compound, light-emitting device including the same, and electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device
Publication Date: 2025.11.06 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite to the first electrode, and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the interlayer includes an organic compound represented by Formula 1:in Formula 1, one selected from among R14 to R17 indicating a binding site to (L2)a2.