Organic Emitter Compound Structure for OLED Efficiency and Durability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic light-emitting devices using compounds A-1 and A-2 suffer from low luminous efficiency and driving durability issues.

Innovation Solution

An organic compound represented by formula [1] with specific substituents and structural features, including an electron-withdrawing carbonyl group and electron-donating amino group, is used to enhance luminous efficiency and driving durability by minimizing the energy gap between excited singlet and triplet states and reducing molecular association.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If compound A-1 or compound A-2 is used in organic light-emitting devices, then the device can be manufactured with existing materials, but the luminous efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovemanufacturabilityVSAvoidluminous efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure parameters of existing compounds by introducing specific substituent groups (formula 2 with amino groups formulae 3-1 to 3-30) at defined positions (R1 to R8) of the core structure (formula 1). This structural parameter change optimizes the energy gap between singlet and triplet states, thereby improving luminous efficiency while maintaining compatibility with existing manufacturing processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite molecular structures by combining the core structure (formula 1) with specific amino group substituents (formulae 3-1 to 3-30) to form new compound B molecules. These composite structures integrate the benefits of the original compound framework with enhanced photophysical properties from the amino group substitutions, achieving superior luminous efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If compound A-1 or compound A-2 is used in organic light-emitting devices, then the device can operate with current materials, but driving durability is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving durabilityVSAvoidmaterial availability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical structure parameters by incorporating electron-donating amino groups (formulae 3-1 to 3-30) at specific positions (R1 to R8) of the core structure. This structural modification enhances the stability of the compound under operating conditions, improving driving durability while maintaining manufacturability through conventional synthesis methods

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Volume of stationary object

If molecules are densely packed in the organic compound layer, then the device structure is compact, but molecular association increases reducing luminous efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice compactnessVSAvoidluminous efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of stationary objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces specific amino group substituents (formulae 3-1 to 3-30) at localized positions (R1 to R8) of the molecular structure. These local modifications create specific intermolecular interaction characteristics that prevent excessive molecular association while maintaining compact device structure, thereby preserving luminous efficiency

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 compound achieves high luminous efficiency and superior driving durability by facilitating exciton recombination and reducing molecular stacking, leading to stable amorphous films and improved device performance.

Implementation Method 1

The injection of electrons and holes from these pairs of electrodes generates excitons in the light-emitting organic compounds in the organic compound layer, and when the excitons return to the ground state, the organic light-emitting device emits light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS12557548B2Organic compound and organic light-emitting device
Publication Date: 2026.02.17 CANON KK
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AI summary

An organic compound represented by formula [1], where in formula [1], R1 to R8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, and other substituents, and X1 is oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, or a CR9R10 group, in which R9 and R10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, and other substituents, and at least one of R1 to R8 is a group represented by formula [2].