Polycyclic Host Compounds for OLED Luminous Efficiency and Thermal Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current organic electronic elements face challenges in achieving high luminous efficiency, long life, and low driving voltage while maintaining color purity and thermal stability, primarily due to the limitations of existing organic material layers, particularly in OLEDs, where the optimal combination of energy levels and material properties is difficult to achieve.

Innovation Solution

The development of specific polycyclic compounds represented by Formula (1) is used to enhance the performance of organic electronic elements by forming a compound that maximizes luminous efficiency, reduces driving voltage, and improves heat resistance, which are integrated into the organic material layers of the elements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a host/dopant system is used to increase luminous efficiency and color purity, then luminous efficiency and color purity are improved, but the maximum light emission wavelength shifts to longer wavelengths

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidlight emission wavelength
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the energy level parameters of the host material by introducing electron-withdrawing groups (such as carbonyl, cyano, or triazole groups) at specific positions in the host molecule structure. This parameter change allows the host to achieve both high luminous efficiency through effective energy transfer to the dopant and maintain appropriate emission wavelength by controlling the host's HOMO-LUMO gap, thus resolving the contradiction between efficiency improvement and wavelength shift.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If the efficiency is increased, then the driving voltage is relatively decreased, but the crystallization of the organic material due to joule heating is reduced, affecting the life span

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminous efficiencyVSAvoidlife span
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces electron-withdrawing groups with specific thermal and electrical properties into the host molecule at controlled positions and quantities. This modifies the material's thermal stability parameter and charge transport parameter, allowing the device to operate at lower driving voltages with reduced joule heating, thereby extending the life span while maintaining high luminous efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite host material system by combining the core host structure with electron-withdrawing functional groups, forming a new material with optimized综合 properties including thermal stability, charge transport capability, and energy transfer efficiency, which simultaneously addresses efficiency and longevity requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Device complexity

If only one material is used as a light emitting material, then the structure is simple, but the maximum light emission wavelength shifts to long wavelength, color purity drops, and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial layer structureVSAvoidluminous efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent develops a composite host material by integrating electron-withdrawing functional groups into the host molecule structure. This single composite material simultaneously provides the functions of energy transfer (replacing dopant), maintains color purity through controlled emission wavelength, and achieves high efficiency, thus resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and performance without requiring separate host and dopant layers.

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 use of these compounds results in high luminous efficiency, improved color purity, and extended lifetime of the organic electronic elements with reduced driving voltage and enhanced thermal stability.

Implementation Method 1

organic light emitting phenomenon refers to a phenomenon that converts electric energy into light energy by using an organic material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOrganic light emitting phenomenon: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

the excitons generated in the emitting layer are transported to the dopant to emit light with high efficiency

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer: Fluorescence

Data Source

PatentUS10934308B2Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using same, and electronic device comprising same
Publication Date: 2021.03.02 DUK SAN NEOLUX
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AI summary

The present invention provides a novel compound capable of improving the light emitting efficiency, stability and life span of a device, and an organic electric element and an electronic device using the same.