Organic Electroluminescent Compound for Low-Voltage Color Purity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electric devices face issues with high power consumption, reduced efficiency, and shortened lifespan due to intermolecular interactions, charge imbalance, and low heat resistance of materials, particularly in large-area displays.

Innovation Solution

A compound represented by Formula 1 is used as a material for the auxiliary light emitting layer, hole transport layer, and light emitting layer, optimizing energy levels and triplet excitation energies to improve luminous efficiency, reduce driving voltage, and enhance heat resistance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a host/dopant system is used to increase color purity and luminous efficiency, then color purity and luminous efficiency are improved, but the maximum light emission wavelength shifts to longer wavelengths and device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a host/dopant composite material system where a dopant material is dispersed within a host material matrix. This composite approach enables energy transfer from the host to the dopant, achieving high color purity and luminous efficiency while managing the complexity through systematic material selection and ratio optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If the driving voltage is decreased to improve efficiency, then efficiency is improved, but Joule heating causes crystallization of organic materials and reduces lifespan

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveefficiencyVSAvoidlifespan
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent optimizes multiple parameters including driving voltage, material energy levels, HOMO/LUMO values, and triplet excitation energies to achieve efficient operation at lower voltages while preventing Joule heating-induced crystallization. By carefully selecting materials with appropriate energy level alignments, the device maintains high efficiency without excessive heat generation that would compromise lifespan.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Stability of the object's composition

If materials with low HOMO value are used for hole transport layer to achieve proper energy level alignment, then energy level alignment is improved, but T1 value becomes low causing exciton transfer to electron transport layer and charge imbalance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy level alignmentVSAvoidcharge balance
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality optimization by selecting hole transport materials with specific local properties (appropriate HOMO values for energy alignment) while ensuring they possess sufficient T1 values to prevent exciton leakage. This localized material property optimization at the hole transport layer level maintains both energy level alignment and charge balance without requiring global system changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

4Device complexity

If only one material is used as light emitting material to simplify device structure, then device complexity is reduced, but intermolecular interaction causes wavelength shift and color purity decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidcolor purity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves the contradiction between simplicity and color purity by employing a composite host/dopant material system. The dopant material, present in small amounts, provides the desired emission characteristics with high color purity, while the host material provides structural support and facilitates energy transfer. This composite approach achieves superior optical properties without significantly increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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 compound achieves high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and extended device lifespan by balancing energy levels and material properties, thereby improving color purity and stability.

Implementation Method 1

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

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Implementation Method 2

electrical energy is converted into light energy using an organic material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 3

crystallization of organic materials caused by Jouleheating during the decrease of driving

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectJoule heating: Joule Heating

Data Source

PatentUS12466837B2Compound for organic electric device, organic electric device using the same, and electronic device thereof
Publication Date: 2025.11.11 DUK SAN NEOLUX
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AI summary

Provided are a compound for an organic electric device, an organic electric device using the same, and an electronic device including the organic electric device. According to the presently claimed subject matter, an organic electric device with high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and high heat resistance can be provided, and the color purity and lifetime of the organic electric device can be improved.