Fused Polycyclic Emission Layer Materials for Low-Voltage OLEDs

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic electroluminescence devices face challenges in reducing driving voltage and improving emission efficiency and lifetime, necessitating the development of advanced materials for enhanced performance.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of a fused polycyclic compound represented by specific chemical formulas in the emission layer of a light emitting element, which includes various substituted and unsubstituted aryl and heteroaryl groups, to enhance emission efficiency and element lifetime.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional organic electroluminescence device materials are used, then the device structure is simple, but the emission efficiency and lifetime are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission efficiency and lifetimeVSAvoidmaterial structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure parameters of organic compounds by introducing specific fused polycyclic frameworks (triphenylene, pyrene, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene units) and substituent groups to optimize emission efficiency and lifetime characteristics of the electroluminescence device

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite organic compound structures combining multiple aromatic rings and heteroatoms (Formula 1 with specific substituents R1-R6, Ar1-Ar6) to achieve enhanced emission performance while maintaining structural stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If phosphorescence emission or TADF materials are used to improve efficiency, then emission efficiency increases, but the device complexity and material development difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveemission efficiencyVSAvoidmaterial development complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces specific functional groups and substituents at particular positions (R1-R6, Ar1-Ar6 in Formula 1) to create localized emission centers with optimized photophysical properties, enabling efficient light emission without requiring complex phosphorescence or TADF mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent divides the organic compound into distinct structural modules (fused ring cores, linking groups, substituent positions) that can be independently optimized and combined to achieve desired emission characteristics

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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 use of the fused polycyclic compound improves the emission efficiency and extends the lifetime of the light emitting element, leading to better display quality in organic electroluminescence devices.

Implementation Method 1

The organic electroluminescence device is different from a liquid crystal display device and is a self-luminescent device in which holes and electrons respectively injected from a first electrode and a second electrode combine in an emission layer of the organic electroluminescence device so that a light emitting material including an organic compound in the emission layer emits light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Data Source

PatentEP4516878B1Light emitting element, fused polycyclic compound for the same, and display device including the same
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A light emitting element includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first compound represented by Formula 1.