Heterocyclic OLED Layer Composition for Low-Voltage Light Emission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic light emitting devices face challenges in enhancing performance, lifetime, and efficiency of organic thin film materials.

Innovation Solution

The use of a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and 2 in the organic material layers, which can function as a hole injection, transport, or emission layer material, reducing the driving voltage and improving light emission efficiency and lifetime.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional organic thin film materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but the performance, lifetime and efficiency are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice lifetimeVSAvoidmaterial structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite heterocyclic compounds combining multiple functional groups (carbazole, triphenylene, pyridine, etc.) to create materials that simultaneously improve device lifetime, efficiency, and performance while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through systematic molecular design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If conventional organic thin film materials are used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the light emission efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emission efficiencyVSAvoidmaterial synthesis complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent systematically modifies molecular parameters (substituent types, ring structures, conjugation lengths) of heterocyclic compounds to optimize light emission efficiency, achieving improved productivity through controlled parameter variation in material synthesis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Power

If conventional organic thin film materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but the driving voltage is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving voltageVSAvoidmaterial molecular complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces specific functional groups (electron-donating carbazole groups, electron-withdrawing pyridine groups) at specific positions in the heterocyclic structure to locally modify electronic properties, thereby reducing driving voltage through targeted molecular design rather than overall structural complexity

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 heterocyclic compounds lower the driving voltage and enhance the light emission efficiency and lifetime of organic light emitting devices.

Implementation Method 1

When a voltage is applied to the organic light emitting device having such a structure, electrons and holes injected from the two electrodes bind and pair in the organic thin film, and then light is emitted as these annihilate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20250374748A1Heterocyclic compound, organic light emitting device comprising the same and composition for organic material layer
Publication Date: 2025.12.04 LT MATERIALS CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic light emitting device including the same, and a composition for an organic material layer. When the heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is used in an organic material layer, itis possible to lower a driving voltage of an organic light emitting device, and improve light emission efficiency and lifetime properties thereof.