OLED Light-Emitting Element Halogen Impurity Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organic light-emitting elements (OLEDs) face reliability issues due to halogen impurities, which degrade over time, leading to reduced luminance and shorter lifetimes, especially when halogen-substituted products are formed during the synthesis process.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a light-emitting layer with a host material and a light-emitting material, both with low halogen concentrations, where the energy required to liberate halogen from halogen-substituted products in radical anion and triplet excited states is minimized, preventing the formation and accumulation of halogen-substituted products that can degrade the OLED.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If halogen-substituted products are formed during the synthesis process, then the light-emitting element can be manufactured, but the lifetime and reliability are reduced due to degradation over time

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidlifetime
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical parameters of the organic compounds by selecting specific compounds with optimized molecular structures that resist halogen substitution. By carefully choosing organic compounds with appropriate HOMO-LUMO energy levels and stability characteristics, the patent prevents the formation of halogen-substituted products while maintaining manufacturability. This is achieved through parameter optimization of the organic compounds rather than changing the fundamental manufacturing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If driving time increases, then more light is emitted, but the amount of halogen-substituted product increases causing luminance degradation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight outputVSAvoidchemical stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the potential harm of halogen substitution into a benefit by selecting organic compounds where any halogen substitution that does occur results in products with higher stability and lower reactivity. The chosen compounds are designed so that even if halogen substitution occurs during prolonged driving, the resulting halogen-substituted products are chemically stable and do not catalyze further degradation reactions, thus maintaining luminance over time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

3Ease of manufacture

If halogen concentration is not controlled, then manufacturing is simpler, but luminance degradation occurs reducing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidluminance degradation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent takes preliminary action by pre-selecting organic compounds with specific molecular structures that inherently resist halogen substitution before the manufacturing process begins. The compound selection criteria include molecular stability, bond strength, and resistance to electrophilic substitution. This preliminary selection ensures that even without stringent halogen concentration control during manufacturing, the final product maintains high luminance efficiency throughout its operational lifetime.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

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

This approach results in a light-emitting element with reduced luminance degradation and extended lifetime, as the concentration of halogen-substituted products remains low even after prolonged driving, maintaining high efficiency and reliability.

Implementation Method 1

the energy for liberating halogen from a halogen-substituted product of the first organic compound in a radical anion state and in a triplet excited state is less than or equal to 1.00 eV

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRadical anion state:

Implementation Method 2

the energy for liberating halogen from a halogen-substituted product of the first organic compound in a radical anion state and in a triplet excited state is less than or equal to 1.00 eV

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectTriplet excited state:

Implementation Method 3

voltage application between electrodes, between which a light-emitting layer is interposed, causes recombination of electrons and holes injected from the electrodes, which brings a light-emitting substance (an organic compound) into an excited state, and the return from the excited state to the ground state is accompanied by light emission

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS10153449B2Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device
Publication Date: 2018.12.11 SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD
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AI summary

A novel light-emitting element or a highly reliable light-emitting element is provided. The light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes at least a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The energy for liberating halogen from a halogen-substituted product of the first organic compound in a radical anion state and in a triplet excited state is less than or equal to 1.00 eV. The amount of halogen-substituted product in the second organic compound is not increased with an increase in driving time of the light-emitting element.