Organometallic Emission Layer for Balanced Blue OLED Output

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing light-emitting devices using organometallic complexes face challenges in achieving optimal balance of luminance, driving voltage, and response speed, particularly in producing high-quality blue light emission.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of a specific organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, which includes platinum or palladium, into the emission layer of a light-emitting device, along with additional compounds to enhance energy transfer and balance electron-hole injection, resulting in improved blue light emission characteristics.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If conventional organometallic complexes are used in the emission layer, then the device can operate with basic luminance and voltage characteristics, but the balance among luminance, driving voltage, and response speed cannot be optimized, particularly for blue light emission

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveluminanceVSAvoidbalance of luminance, driving voltage, and response speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by systematically modifying the molecular structure of organometallic compounds (Formula 1 and Formula 2) through varying ligand types, metal centers, and molecular configurations. This enables optimization of photophysical properties including luminescence wavelength, lifetime, and quantum efficiency, thereby achieving the desired balance among luminance, driving voltage, and response speed for blue light emission

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite materials by combining organometallic compounds with specific host materials and dopants in the emission layer. This composite approach enables energy transfer optimization and achieves superior device performance that cannot be obtained with single materials, particularly for blue light emission characteristics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Ease of manufacture

If the emission layer uses standard materials, then device assembly is straightforward, but blue light emission quality (color purity and efficiency) is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission layer fabricationVSAvoidblue light emission quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by designing emission layer compositions with specific local molecular arrangements and energy level alignments. The organometallic compounds (Formula 1 and Formula 2) are engineered with particular ligand environments and metal centers to create localized high-quality blue light emission zones within the emission layer, achieving superior color purity and efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Illumination intensity

If organometallic compounds are incorporated to improve blue light emission, then color purity and efficiency are enhanced, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblue light color purity and efficiencyVSAvoidemission layer composition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the taking out principle by isolating and optimizing the organometallic compound structure (Formula 1 and Formula 2) as the key functional element for blue light emission. By extracting and refining the specific molecular features responsible for high-quality blue emission, the patent achieves enhanced color purity and efficiency while managing device complexity through focused molecular design rather than complex multi-component systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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 solution enhances the luminance, driving voltage, and response speed of the light-emitting device, particularly in producing blue light with improved color purity and efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

Carriers, such as holes and electrons, recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons may transition (i.e., relax) from an excited state to a ground state to thereby generate light.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

along with additional compounds to enhance energy transfer and balance electron-hole injection, resulting in improved blue light emission characteristics

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Data Source

PatentEP4436349B1Light-emitting device including organometallic compound, electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound
Publication Date: 2026.04.01 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting device including an organometallic compound, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound are provided.