US 12,010,858 B2
Organic light-emitting device
Joonghyuk Kim, Seoul (KR); Hosuk Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Sunghan Kim, Seongnam-si (KR); Jongsoo Kim, Seoul (KR); Youngmok Son, Hwaseong-si (KR); Myungsun Sim, Suwon-si (KR); and Sooghang Ihn, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR); and SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR); and Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/364,684.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0034277 (KR), filed on Mar. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0296256 A1, Sep. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. H10K 50/11 (2023.01); C09K 11/06 (2006.01); H10K 85/30 (2023.01); H10K 85/60 (2023.01); H10K 101/00 (2023.01); H10K 101/10 (2023.01); H10K 101/30 (2023.01); H10K 102/00 (2023.01)
CPC H10K 50/11 (2023.02) [C09K 11/06 (2013.01); H10K 85/342 (2023.02); H10K 85/6572 (2023.02); C09K 2211/1044 (2013.01); C09K 2211/185 (2013.01); H10K 2101/10 (2023.02); H10K 2101/30 (2023.02); H10K 2101/90 (2023.02); H10K 2102/351 (2023.02)] 19 Claims
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1. An organic light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode facing the first electrode; and
an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,
wherein
the emission layer comprises a first material, a second material, and a light-emitting material,
the light-emitting material comprises a transition metal-containing phosphorescent material that emits blue light having a maximum emission wavelength in a range of about 420 nanometers to about 480 nanometers,
the emission layer emits blue phosphorescence generated when an exciton of the transition metal-containing phosphorescent material transits from a triplet excited state to a ground state,
the first material and the second material are different from each other,
the first material and the second material form an exciplex,
at least one of an absolute value of a difference between triplet energy (expressed in electron volts) of the first material and singlet energy (expressed in electron volts) of the exciplex and an absolute value of a difference between triplet energy (expressed in electron volts) of the second material and the singlet energy (expressed in electron volts) of the exciplex is about 0.1 electron volts or less,
the triplet energy of the first material is calculated from a peak wavelength of a phosphorescence spectrum measured at 77 Kelvins with respect to a mixture of the first material and 2-MeTHF,
the triplet energy of the second material is calculated from a peak wavelength of a phosphorescence spectrum measured at 77 Kelvins with respect to a mixture of the second material and 2-MeTHF, and
the singlet energy of the exciplex is calculated from a peak wavelength of a fluorescence spectrum measured at room temperature with respect to a 50-nanometer-thick thin film formed by co-depositing the first material and the second material at a weight ratio of 5:5,
wherein the second material comprises at least one selected from a compound represented by Formula E-1(1), a compound represented by Formula E-1(2), and a compound represented by Formula E-1(3):

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wherein, in Formulae E-1(1) to E-1(3),
rings A1, A2, A5, and A6 are each independently selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chyrsene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoborole group, a benzophosphole group, and indene group, a benzosilole group, a benzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzoselenophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, a 9H-fluorene-9-one group, a dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, an azaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzoborole group, an azadibenzophosphole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzogermole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzoselenophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, an aza-9H-fluorene-9-one group, an azadibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, and a phenanthroline group,
Z1 to Z6 are each independently;
hydrogen, deuterium, or a cyano group (CN); or
a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, or a dibenzothiophenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, and a biphenyl group,
b1 to b6 are each independently 1, 2, or 3,
at least one of groups Z1 in the number of b1, groups Z2 in the number of b2, groups Z3 in the number of b3, groups Z4 in the number of b4, groups Z5 in the number of b5, and groups Z6 in the number of b6 is a cyano group,
X21 and X22 are each independently O or S, and
m is 0 or 1,
a group represented by

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in Formulae E-1(1) to E-1(3) is one of groups represented by Formulae PO1 to PO25, PM1 to PM25, PP1 to PP18, MO1 to MO37, MM1 to MM37, MP1 to MP25, OO1 to OO37, OM1 to OM37, OP1 to OP25, O1 to O16, M1 to M16, and P1 to P9;

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wherein, in Formulae PO1 to PO25, PM1 to PM25, PP1 to PP18, MO1 to MO37, MM1 to MM37, MP1 to MP25, OO1 to OO37, OM1 to OM37, OP1 to OP25, O1 to O16, M1 to M16, and P1 to P9,
Z10 to Z19 are each independently;
Hydrogen or deuterium; or
a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, or a dibenzothiophenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, and a biphenyl group, and
* and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom,
provided that when the second material comprises a compound represented by Formula E-1(1) and the group represented by

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in Formula E-1(1) is one of groups represented by Formulae MM4, MM26, and M3, then (i) at least one of Z10 and Z12 to Z19 is deuterium, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, or a dibenzothiophenyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, a cyano group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a biphenyl group; or (ii) A1, A2, A5, and A6 are not simultaneously a benzene group,
wherein the light-emitting material comprises an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1:

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wherein, in Formula 1,
M is selected from a first-row transition metal, a second-row transition metal, and a third-row transition metal,
L31 is selected from a monodentate ligand and a bidentate ligand,
n31 is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein, when n31 is two or more, two or more groups L31 are identical to or different from each other,
n32 is 1, 2, or 3,
X39 is N or C(R39) and X40 is N or C(R40),
R31 to R35 are each independently selected from:
hydrogen, deuterium, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group or a terphenyl group; or
a C1-C20 alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or a terphenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium and a C1-C20 alkyl group,
R36 to R40 are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —SF5, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q1)(Q2), —Si(Q3)(Q4)(Q5), —B(Q6)(Q7), and —P(═O)(Q8)(Q9), wherein at least one of R31 to R40 comprises
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one deuterium, —CD3, —CD2H, and —CDH2;
a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cycloctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —CD3, —CD2H, and —CDH2;
a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from —CD3, —CD2H, and —CDH2;
—N(Q1)(Q2), —Si(Q3)(Q4)(Q5), —B(Q6)(Q7), and —P(═O)(Q8)(Q9), wherein at least one of Q1 to Q9 is selected from —CD3, —CD2H, —CDH2, —CH2CH3, —CH2CD3, —CH2CD2H, —CH2CDH2, —CHDCH3, —CHDCD2H, —CHDCDH2, —CHDCD3, —CD2CD3, —CD2CD2H, and —CD2CDH2;
an n-propyl group, an iso-propyl group, an n-butyl group, an iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an iso-pentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, each substituted with at least one deuterium;
two or more adjacent groups among R31 to R40 are optionally linked to form a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocyclic group,
at least one substituent of the substituted C1-C60 alkyl group, the substituted C2-C60 alkenyl group, the substituted C2-C60 alkynyl group, the substituted C1-C60 alkoxy group, the substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, the substituted C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C6-C60 aryl group, the substituted C6-C60 aryloxy group, the substituted C6-C60 arylthio group, the substituted C1-C60 heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is selected from:
deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD3, —CD2H, —CDH2, —CF3, —CF2H, —CFH2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, and a C1-C60 alkoxy group;
a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, and a C1-C60 alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD3, —CD2H, —CDH2, —CF3, —CF2H, —CFH2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q11)(Q12), —Si(Q13)(Q14)(Q15), —B(Q16)(Q17), and —P(═O)(Q18)(Q19);
a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;
a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD3, —CD2H, —CDH2, —CF3, —CF2H, —CFH2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —N(Q21)(Q22), —Si(Q23)(Q24)(Q25), —B(Q26)(Q27), and —P(═O)(Q28)(Q29), and
—N(Q31)(Q32), —Si(Q33)(Q34)(Q35), —B(Q36)(Q37), and —P(═O)(Q38)(Q39), and
Q1 to Q9, Q11 to Q19, Q21 to Q29, and Q31 to Q39 are each independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C1-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryl group substituted with at least one selected from a C1-C60 alkyl group and a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C1-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.