Organometallic Compound for Light-Emitting Device Color Purity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current light-emitting devices face challenges in achieving optimal color purity and driving voltage while maintaining efficient energy transfer and lifespan characteristics, particularly in organic light-emitting devices.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, which includes a metal center such as platinum, palladium, or copper, and specific ligands, into the interlayer or emission layer of the light-emitting device to enhance energy transfer and improve color purity and driving voltage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional organic light-emitting materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but color purity and energy transfer efficiency are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor purityVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite materials by combining organometallic compounds (containing metal centers like Ir, Pt, Os) with organic ligands to create emission layers that achieve superior color purity and energy transfer efficiency. The composite nature of these materials allows tuning of optical properties through ligand selection while maintaining structural integrity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by modifying the chemical composition and structure of organometallic compounds—specifically changing metal centers, ligand types, and molecular configurations—to optimize emission wavelengths, color purity, and energy transfer characteristics without fundamentally altering the device architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Use of energy by moving object

If higher luminance efficiency is achieved, then energy transfer is improved, but driving voltage increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance efficiencyVSAvoiddriving voltage
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the HOMO-LUMO energy levels of organometallic compounds and adjusting their molecular structures to improve charge injection and transport properties. This allows achieving high luminance efficiency with reduced driving voltage through enhanced energy level alignment and improved carrier mobility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Duration of action of moving object

If organic light-emitting materials are used, then the device has wide viewing angles and fast response, but lifespan and stability are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovelifespanVSAvoidresponse speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite materials by integrating organometallic compounds with stable organic ligands and host materials that provide both long operational lifetime and fast response characteristics. The synergistic combination ensures enhanced stability while maintaining the rapid response and wide viewing angle properties inherent to organic light-emitting devices

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 organometallic compound improves color purity and reduces driving voltage, enabling efficient energy transfer within the light-emitting device, thereby enhancing its lifespan characteristics.

Implementation Method 1

energy transfer and improve color purity and driving voltage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer:

Implementation Method 2

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

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS20240349593A1Light-emitting device including organometallic compound, electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device, and the organometallic compound
Publication Date: 2024.10.17 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, and an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1. In addition, an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device and the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 are also provided.