OLED Host Compound Composition for Color Purity and Lifespan

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current organic electronic elements face challenges in maximizing efficiency and lifespan due to intermolecular interactions and metal oxide penetration, leading to reduced color purity and increased power consumption, necessitating the development of stable and efficient host materials for emitting layers.

Innovation Solution

A novel compound is introduced, comprising a phosphorescent emitting layer with specific host compounds (represented by Formulas 1 and 4 or 5) that enhance luminous efficiency, stability, and heat resistance, improving color purity and lifespan when used in organic electronic elements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a host/dopant system is used to increase color purity and luminous efficiency, then color purity and luminous efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases due to multi-layered structure requirements

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

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a host/dopant composite material system where a dopant material with specific energy band gap is incorporated into a host matrix. This composite approach enables precise color control through energy transfer from host to dopant, achieving high color purity while maintaining manageable device structure through optimized material composition rather than structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by selecting dopant materials with specific energy band gap values and adjusting dopant concentration to optimize color purity and luminous efficiency. By controlling the energy band gap parameter and dopant-host ratio, the system achieves desired optical properties without requiring complex multi-layered device architectures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Duration of action of stationary object

If efficiency is increased to reduce driving voltage and improve lifespan, then lifespan and heat resistance are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases due to optimal energy level matching requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovelifespanVSAvoidease of manufacture
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent focuses on parameter optimization by carefully selecting host and dopant materials with complementary energy levels and T1 values. This parameter matching approach ensures efficient energy transfer and reduced Joule heating, extending device lifespan while maintaining manufacturability through systematic material selection criteria rather than complex manufacturing processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs organic materials that can be deposited using standard vacuum deposition techniques, replacing the need for complex high-temperature processing equipment. This approach reduces manufacturing complexity while achieving the desired efficiency and lifespan through optimized material composition and energy level matching

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Area of stationary object

If portable display size is increased for large-area display market, then display area is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay areaVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSUse of energy by stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent reduces power consumption per unit area by optimizing the energy band gap and T1 values of host and dopant materials. This enables more efficient energy transfer and reduced non-radiative decay, allowing large-area displays to maintain lower power consumption through improved material parameters rather than increased device complexity

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 novel compound achieves high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and improved heat resistance, significantly enhancing the color purity and lifespan of organic electronic elements.

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 EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

excitons generated in the emitting layer are transported to the dopant to emit light with high efficiency

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Implementation Method 3

Joule heating generated during driving decreases, and consequently, the lifespan tends to increase

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectJoule heating: Joule Heating

Data Source

PatentUS11785847B2Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof
Publication Date: 2023.10.10 DUK SAN NEOLUX
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AI summary

Provided are a novel compound capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an element; an organic electronic element using same; and an electronic device thereof.