OLED Organic Layer Materials for Low Driving Voltage and Extended Lifespan

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Solution Overview

Problem

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) face challenges in achieving low driving voltage, high efficiency, high brightness, and long lifespan while maintaining excellent optical properties.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating specific organic materials represented by Formulas 1 and 2, which include hole transport capabilities and high triplet energy, into the organic layer of OLEDs, enhancing hole transport and thermal stability, thereby reducing driving voltage and increasing efficiency and lifespan.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Power

If conventional organic materials are used in OLEDs, then device structure is simple, but driving voltage is high and efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving voltageVSAvoidorganic layer material complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
PowerVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical structure parameters of organic materials by introducing specific functional groups (carbazole, triphenylamine) and molecular weight ranges (500-2000 g/mol), which fundamentally alters the electrical properties of the organic layer to achieve lower driving voltage and higher efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite organic materials combining hole transport moieties with specific substituents (Formula 1) and iridium complex luminescent dopants (Formula 2), creating a multi-functional composite system that simultaneously achieves low driving voltage, high efficiency, and long lifespan

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Duration of action of stationary object

If conventional organic materials are used in OLEDs, then material selection is simple, but lifespan is short

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice lifespanVSAvoidorganic layer material complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent specifies precise molecular weight parameters (500-2000 g/mol) and structural parameters for hole transport materials, which enhance thermal stability and morphological stability, directly contributing to extended device lifespan

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses iridium complexes as luminescent dopants which, despite being expensive, provide exceptional stability and long operational life, replacing less stable but cheaper alternative materials

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

3Productivity

If conventional organic materials are used in OLEDs, then manufacturing is simple, but luminance efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance efficiencyVSAvoidorganic layer material complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a composite emission layer combining hole transport materials (Formula 1) with iridium complex luminescent dopants (Formula 2), where the synergistic interaction between these components achieves high luminance efficiency through improved charge transport and radiative recombination

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent optimizes the molecular structure parameters of organic materials to achieve high triplet energy levels, which prevent triplet-triplet annihilation and enhance phosphorescent emission efficiency, directly improving luminance efficiency

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 use of these materials results in OLEDs with low driving voltage, high luminance, and extended lifespan, suitable for efficient and stable organic light-emitting performance.

Implementation Method 1

Carriers, such as holes and electrons, are recombined in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons change from an excited state to a ground state, thereby generating light.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS10446763B2Organic light-emitting device
Publication Date: 2019.10.15 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An organometallic compound including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, and wherein the organic layer further includes a first material represented by Formula 1 and a second material represented by Formula 2:wherein in Formulae 1 and 2, groups and variables are the same as described in the specification.