Phenanthrene Core Compound for Organic Light Emitting Devices

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Problem

Current organic light emitting devices face challenges in achieving stable and efficient materials for their organic material layers, leading to issues with driving voltage, light efficiency, and service life, particularly due to interactions between molecules that affect color purity and emission efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, featuring a phenanthrene core structure with amine groups and fluorene substitutions, is used in the organic material layers to enhance hole mobility and injection characteristics, thereby reducing driving voltage and improving light efficiency and service life.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a voltage is applied between two electrodes in an organic light emitting device, then holes are injected from a positive electrode and electrons are injected from a negative electrode into the organic material layer, but the interaction between molecules causes color purity deterioration and efficiency reduction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight emitting efficiencyVSAvoidcolor purity deterioration
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the molecular structure of organic materials through specific chemical formulas (Formula 1 and Formula 2) with defined substituents and structural parameters. This changes the physical and chemical properties of the materials to achieve both high efficiency and color purity without the harmful interactions described in the contradiction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If stable and efficient materials are used in the organic material layer, then device performance improves, but such materials have not been sufficiently developed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice stabilityVSAvoidmaterial development difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent provides specific chemical formulas with defined structural parameters and substituent options, transforming the material development process from empirical experimentation to a more systematic approach based on specified molecular structures. This makes stable and efficient materials more accessible for manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Device complexity

If only one material is used as the light emitting material, then device structure is simplified, but maximum light emitting wavelength moves to long wavelength and efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial layer structureVSAvoidlight emitting efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs composite materials by combining multiple organic materials with different functions (hole injection, hole transporting, light emitting, electron transporting, electron injection) in the organic material layer. This composite approach maintains structural simplicity while achieving high light emitting efficiency through synergistic material combinations.

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 lowers the driving voltage and enhances light efficiency and service life of organic electronic devices by improving hole transporting and injection capabilities, resulting in better thermal stability and color purity.

Implementation Method 1

enhance hole mobility and injection characteristics, thereby reducing driving voltage and improving light efficiency and service life

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHole transport:

Implementation Method 2

when the injected holes and electrons meet each other, an exciton is formed, and light is emitted when the exciton falls down again to a ground state

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS11482677B2Compound and organic electronic device comprising same
Publication Date: 2022.10.25 LG CHEM LTD
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AI summary

The present specification relates to a compound and an organic electronic device including the same.