Polycyclic OLED Material for Stable High-Efficiency Emission

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing organic light-emitting devices face challenges in achieving high efficiency and long service life due to the instability of materials used in the organic material layers, particularly those with high sublimation temperatures.

Innovation Solution

A polycyclic compound, including an aliphatic hydrocarbon ring substituted with an alkyl group, is used in the organic material layer to enhance stability and solubility, allowing for improved device efficiency and longevity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If materials with high sublimation temperatures are used in the organic material layer, then device stability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice stabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the molecular structure parameters of organic compounds by introducing specific substituents (alkyl groups, aryl groups, heteroaryl groups) and core structures (carbazole, triphenamine, dibenzofuran) to achieve optimal sublimation temperatures and stability characteristics without requiring complex manufacturing processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent develops composite organic compound structures by combining different functional groups and molecular moieties (e.g., combining carbazole core with dibenzofuran units, or triphenamine with various substituents) to achieve both high sublimation temperature stability and ease of manufacturing through solution processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If existing organic materials are used in the organic material layer, then device efficiency is limited, but material stability is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice efficiencyVSAvoidmaterial stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent systematically varies molecular parameters including core structure type, substituent position, and side chain length to optimize the balance between charge transport efficiency and material stability, achieving compounds with both high device efficiency and enhanced thermal stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates composite molecular structures by integrating electron-donating and electron-withdrawing groups, as well as rigid and flexible moieties, to achieve synergistic effects that simultaneously improve charge carrier mobility and material stability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Reliability

If polycyclic compounds with aliphatic hydrocarbon rings are used, then solubility and stability are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial stabilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces aliphatic hydrocarbon rings (cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl) at specific local positions on the aromatic core structures to enhance solubility and stability without significantly increasing overall molecular complexity or disrupting the conjugation system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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 polycyclic compound results in organic light-emitting devices with high efficiency, low voltage, and extended service life, along with the capability to produce high color gamut when incorporated into the light-emitting layer.

Implementation Method 1

An organic light emitting device is a light emitting device using an organic semiconductor material, and requires an exchange of holes and/or electrons between electrodes and organic semiconductor materials

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

holes are injected from the positive electrode into the organic material layer and electrons are injected from the negative electrode into the organic material layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCharge transport: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 3

when a small amount of dopant which has a smaller energy band gap and better light emitting efficiency than those of a host mainly constituting a light emitting layer is mixed in the light emitting layer, the excitons generated by the host are transported to the dopant to emit light with high efficiency

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy transfer: Fluorescence

Data Source

PatentUS12497415B2Polycyclic compound and organic light-emitting element comprising same
Publication Date: 2025.12.16 LG CHEM LTD
  • US12497415B2 patent drawing
  • US12497415B2 patent drawing
  • US12497415B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Provided is a polycyclic compound of Formula 100:where Cy3 and Cy4 are the same as or different from each other, and are each independently one selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring, a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic hydrocarbon ring, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hetero ring, or a ring in which two or more rings selected from the group are fused,and an organic light-emitting element comprising the same.