ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE

Abstract

Provided is an organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device comprises an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a first metal complex with a ligand having a structure of Formula 1, a first compound having a structure of Formula 2 or Formula 3, and a second compound having a structure of Formula 4. The electroluminescent device exhibits good overall device performance, such as higher efficiency and a longer lifetime. Further provided are a display assembly comprising the organic electroluminescent device and a compound composition comprising a first metal complex with a ligand having a structure of Formula 1, a first compound having a structure of Formula 2 or Formula 3, and a second compound having a structure of Formula 4.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202211704957.5 filed on Dec. 29, 2022 and Chinese Patent Application No. 202310230202.4 filed on Mar. 10, 2023, the disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to organic electronic devices such as organic electroluminescent devices. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an electroluminescent device comprising a first metal complex with a ligand having a structure of Formula 1, a first compound having a structure of Formula 2 or Formula 3, and a second compound having a structure of Formula 4, and a display assembly comprising the electroluminescent device.

BACKGROUND

Organic electronic devices include, but are not limited to, the following types: organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic field-effect transistors (O-FETs), organic light-emitting transistors (OLETs), organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs), dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), organic optical detectors, organic photoreceptors, organic field-quench devices (OFQDs), light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), organic laser diodes and organic plasmon emitting devices.

In 1987, Tang and Van Slyke of Eastman Kodak reported a bilayer organic electroluminescent device, which comprises an arylamine hole transporting layer and a tris-8-hydroxyquinolato-aluminum layer as the electron and emitting layer (Applied Physics Letters, 1987, 51 (12): 913-915). Once a bias is applied to the device, green light was emitted from the device. This device laid the foundation for the development of modern organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). State-of-the-art OLEDs may comprise multiple layers such as charge injection and transporting layers, charge and exciton blocking layers, and one or multiple emissive layers between the cathode and anode. Since the OLED is a self-emitting solid state device, it offers tremendous potential for display and lighting applications. In addition, the inherent properties of organic materials, such as their flexibility, may make them well suited for particular applications such as fabrication on flexible substrates.

The OLED can be categorized as three different types according to its emitting mechanism. The OLED invented by Tang and van Slyke is a fluorescent OLED. It only utilizes singlet emission. The triplets generated in the device are wasted through nonradiative decay channels. Therefore, the internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of the fluorescent OLED is only 25%. This limitation hindered the commercialization of OLED. In 1997, Forrest and Thompson reported phosphorescent OLED, which uses triplet emission from heavy metal containing complexes as the emitter. As a result, both singlet and triplets can be harvested, achieving 100% IQE. The discovery and development of phosphorescent OLED contributed directly to the commercialization of active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) due to its high efficiency. Recently, Adachi achieved high efficiency through thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) of organic compounds. These emitters have small singlet-triplet gap that makes the transition from triplet back to singlet possible. In the TADF device, the triplet excitons can go through reverse intersystem crossing to generate singlet excitons, resulting in high IQE.

OLEDs can also be classified as small molecule and polymer OLEDs according to the forms of the materials used. A small molecule refers to any organic or organometallic material that is not a polymer. The molecular weight of the small molecule can be large as long as it has well defined structure. Dendrimers with well-defined structures are considered as small molecules. Polymer OLEDs include conjugated polymers and non-conjugated polymers with pendant emitting groups. Small molecule OLED can become the polymer OLED if post polymerization occurred during the fabrication process.

There are various methods for OLED fabrication. Small molecule OLEDs are generally fabricated by vacuum thermal evaporation. Polymer OLEDs are fabricated by solution process such as spin-coating, inkjet printing, and slit printing. If the material can be dissolved or dispersed in a solvent, the small molecule OLED can also be produced by solution process.

The emitting color of the OLED can be achieved by emitter structural design. An OLED may comprise one emitting layer or a plurality of emitting layers to achieve desired spectrum. In the case of green, yellow, and red OLEDs, phosphorescent emitters have successfully reached commercialization. Blue phosphorescent device still suffers from non-saturated blue color, short device lifetime, and high operating voltage. Commercial full-color OLED displays normally adopt a hybrid strategy, using fluorescent blue and phosphorescent yellow, or red and green. At present, efficiency roll-off of phosphorescent OLEDs at high brightness remains a problem. In addition, it is desirable to have more saturated emitting color, higher efficiency, and longer device lifetime.

The prior patent application US20220109118A1 of the Applicant has disclosed a metal complex with a ligand having a structure of

This application focuses on the excellent performance of the metal complex with the ligand having this new structure and discloses device performance when the metal complex is used in combination with a single host material and has neither disclosed nor taught a metal complex having more fused ring structures at particular positions of a ligand and an improvement of device performance when the metal complex is used in combination with particular dual host materials.

To meet the increasing requirements of the industry on various aspects of performance of electroluminescent devices, such as luminescence efficiency and device lifetime, researches related to phosphorescent devices are still urgently needed. In the researches on the phosphorescent devices, it is very important to use a phosphorescent material in combination with a host material, and a selection of a combination of the phosphorescent material and the host material is directly related to the luminescence performance of the devices. Therefore, how to select and optimize the combination of the phosphorescent material and the host material is an important part of the related researches of the industry.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure aims to provide an electroluminescent device having a new material combination to solve at least part of the preceding problems. An organic layer of the electroluminescent device comprises a new material combination of a first metal complex with a ligand having a structure of Formula 1, a first compound having a structure of Formula 2 or Formula 3, and a second compound having a structure of Formula 4. This new material combination may be used in an emissive layer of the electroluminescent device. This new material combination can obtain higher efficiency, significantly extend the lifetime in the device, and provide better device performance.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electroluminescent device is disclosed, which comprises:

an anode,

a cathode, and

an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound;

wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand L_a coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and L_a has a structure represented by Formula 1:

wherein the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_i, R_ii, and R_iii represent, at each occurrence identically or differently, mono-substitution, multiple substitutions or non-substitution;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, GeR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se;

when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y may be the same or different;

X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N;

R, R_i, R_ii, R_iii, R_x, and R_y are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring;

wherein the first compound has a structure represented by Formula 2 or Formula 3:

wherein W is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N, and adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

wherein the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and

Ar₄₁ to Ar₄₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a display assembly is further disclosed. The display assembly comprises the electroluminescent device in the preceding embodiment.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a compound composition is further disclosed, which comprises a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound;

wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand L_a coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and L_a has a structure represented by Formula 1:

wherein the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_i, R_ii, and R_iii represent, at each occurrence identically or differently, mono-substitution, multiple substitutions or non-substitution;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, GeR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se;

when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y may be the same or different;

X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N;

R, R_i, R_ii, R_iii, R_x, and R_y are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring;

wherein the first compound has a structure represented by Formula 2 or Formula 3:

wherein W is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N, and adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

wherein the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and

Ar₄₁ to Ar₄₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

The present disclosure discloses a new electroluminescent device, wherein an organic layer of the electroluminescent device comprises a new material combination of a first metal complex with a ligand having a structure of Formula 1, a first compound having a structure of Formula 2 or Formula 3, and a second compound having a structure of Formula 4. This new material combination may be used in an emissive layer of the electroluminescent device. This new material combination can obtain higher efficiency, significantly extend the lifetime in the device, and provide better device performance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an organic light-emitting apparatus that may comprise an electroluminescent device disclosed herein.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another organic light-emitting apparatus that may comprise an electroluminescent device disclosed herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

OLEDs can be fabricated on various types of substrates such as glass, plastic, and metal foil. FIG. 1 schematically shows an organic light-emitting device 100 without limitation. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Some of the layers in the figures can also be omitted as needed. Device 100 may include a substrate 101, an anode 110, a hole injection layer 120, a hole transport layer 130, an electron blocking layer 140, an emissive layer 150, a hole blocking layer 160, an electron transport layer 170, an electron injection layer 180 and a cathode 190. Device 100 may be fabricated by depositing the layers described in order. The properties and functions of these various layers, as well as example materials, are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,704 at cols. 6-10, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

More examples for each of these layers are available. For example, a flexible and transparent substrate-anode combination is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,363, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. An example of a p-doped hole transport layer is m-MTDATA doped with F4-TCNQ at a molar ratio of 50:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Examples of host materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,238 to Thompson et al., which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. An example of an n-doped electron transport layer is BPhen doped with L_i at a molar ratio of 1:1, as disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,703,436 and 5,707,745, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties, disclose examples of cathodes including composite cathodes having a thin layer of metal such as Mg:Ag with an overlying transparent, electrically-conductive, sputter-deposited ITO layer. The theory and use of blocking layers are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,147 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0230980, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. Examples of injection layers are provided in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. A description of protective layers may be found in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0174116, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

The layered structure described above is provided by way of non-limiting examples. Functional OLEDs may be achieved by combining the various layers described in different ways, or layers may be omitted entirely. It may also include other layers not specifically described. Within each layer, a single material or a mixture of multiple materials can be used to achieve optimum performance. Any functional layer may include several sublayers. For example, the emissive layer may have two layers of different emitting materials to achieve desired emission spectrum.

In one embodiment, an OLED may be described as having an “organic layer” disposed between a cathode and an anode. This organic layer may include a single layer or multiple layers.

An OLED can be encapsulated by a barrier layer. FIG. 2 schematically shows an organic light emitting device 200 without limitation. FIG. 2 differs from FIG. 1 in that the organic light emitting device include a barrier layer 102, which is above the cathode 190, to protect it from harmful species from the environment such as moisture and oxygen. Any material that can provide the barrier function can be used as the barrier layer such as glass or organic-inorganic hybrid layers. The barrier layer should be placed directly or indirectly outside of the OLED device. Multilayer thin film encapsulation was described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,968,146, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Devices fabricated in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can be incorporated into a wide variety of consumer products that have one or more of the electronic component modules (or units) incorporated therein. Some examples of such consumer products include flat panel displays, monitors, medical monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination and/or signaling, heads-up displays, fully or partially transparent displays, flexible displays, smart phones, tablets, phablets, wearable devices, smart watches, laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays, 3-D displays, vehicles displays, and vehicle tail lights.

The materials and structures described herein may be used in other organic electronic devices listed above.

As used herein, “top” means furthest away from the substrate, while “bottom” means closest to the substrate. Where a first layer is described as “disposed over” a second layer, the first layer is disposed further away from the substrate. There may be other layers between the first and second layers, unless it is specified that the first layer is “in contact with” the second layer. For example, a cathode may be described as “disposed over” an anode, even though there are various organic layers in between.

As used herein, “solution processible” means capable of being dissolved, dispersed, or transported in and/or deposited from a liquid medium, either in solution or suspension form.

A ligand may be referred to as “photoactive” when it is believed that the ligand directly contributes to the photoactive properties of an emissive material. A ligand may be referred to as “ancillary” when it is believed that the ligand does not contribute to the photoactive properties of an emissive material, although an ancillary ligand may alter the properties of a photoactive ligand.

It is believed that the internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of fluorescent OLEDs can exceed the 25% spin statistics limit through delayed fluorescence. As used herein, there are two types of delayed fluorescence, i.e. P-type delayed fluorescence and E-type delayed fluorescence. P-type delayed fluorescence is generated from triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA).

On the other hand, E-type delayed fluorescence does not rely on the collision of two triplets, but rather on the transition between the triplet states and the singlet excited states. Compounds that are capable of generating E-type delayed fluorescence are required to have very small singlet-triplet gaps to convert between energy states. Thermal energy can activate the transition from the triplet state back to the singlet state. This type of delayed fluorescence is also known as thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). A distinctive feature of TADF is that the delayed component increases as temperature rises. If the reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) rate is fast enough to minimize the non-radiative decay from the triplet state, the fraction of back populated singlet excited states can potentially reach 75%. The total singlet fraction can be 100%, far exceeding 25% of the spin statistics limit for electrically generated excitons.

E-type delayed fluorescence characteristics can be found in an exciplex system or in a single compound. Without being bound by theory, it is believed that E-type delayed fluorescence requires the luminescent material to have a small singlet-triplet energy gap (AES-T). Organic, non-metal containing, donor-acceptor luminescent materials may be able to achieve this. The emission in these materials is generally characterized as a donor-acceptor charge-transfer (CT) type emission. The spatial separation of the HOMO and LUMO in these donor-acceptor type compounds generally results in small AES-T. These states may involve CT states. Generally, donor-acceptor luminescent materials are constructed by connecting an electron donor moiety such as amino- or carbazole-derivatives and an electron acceptor moiety such as N-containing six-membered aromatic rings.

Definition of Terms of Substituents

Halogen or halide—as used herein includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine.

Alkyl—as used herein includes both straight and branched chain alkyl groups. Alkyl may be alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and more preferably alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of alkyl groups include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, an s-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a t-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, an n-hexyl group, an n-heptyl group, an n-octyl group, an n-nonyl group, an n-decyl group, an n-undecyl group, an n-dodecyl group, an n-tridecyl group, an n-tetradecyl group, an n-pentadecyl group, an n-hexadecyl group, an n-heptadecyl group, an n-octadecyl group, a neopentyl group, a 1-methylpentyl group, a 2-methylpentyl group, a 1-pentylhexyl group, a 1-butylpentyl group, a 1-heptyloctyl group, and a 3-methylpentyl group. Of the above, preferred are a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isopropyl group, a n-butyl group, an s-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a t-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, and an n-hexyl group. Additionally, the alkyl group may be optionally substituted.

Cycloalkyl—as used herein includes cyclic alkyl groups. The cycloalkyl groups may be those having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, preferably those having 4 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of cycloalkyl include cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylcyclohexyl, 4,4-dimethylcylcohexyl, 1-adamantyl, 2-adamantyl, 1-norbornyl, 2-norbornyl, and the like. Of the above, preferred are cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 4-methylcyclohexyl, and 4,4-dimethylcylcohexyl. Additionally, the cycloalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

Heteroalkyl—as used herein, includes a group formed by replacing one or more carbons in an alkyl chain with a hetero-atom(s) selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, a phosphorus atom, a silicon atom, a germanium atom, and a boron atom. Heteroalkyl may be those having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and more preferably those having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of heteroalkyl include methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, methylthiomethyl, ethylthiomethyl, ethylthioethyl, methoxymethoxymethyl, ethoxymethoxymethyl, ethoxyethoxyethyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl, mercaptomethyl, mercaptoethyl, mercaptopropyl, aminomethyl, aminoethyl, aminopropyl, dimethylaminomethyl, trimethylgermanylmethyl, trimethylgermanylethyl, trimethylgermanylisopropyl, dimethylethylgermanylmethyl, dimethylisopropylgermanylmethyl, tert-butyldimethylgermanylmethyl, triethylgermanylmethyl, triethylgermanylethyl, triisopropylgermanylmethyl, triisopropylgermanylethyl, trimethylsilylmethyl, trimethylsilylethyl, trimethylsilylisopropyl, triisopropylsilylmethyl, and triisopropylsilylethyl. Additionally, the heteroalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

Alkenyl—as used herein includes straight chain, branched chain, and cyclic alkene groups. Alkenyl may be those having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of alkenyl include vinyl, 1-propenyl group, 1-butenyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 1,3-butandienyl, 1-methylvinyl, styryl, 2,2-diphenylvinyl, 1,2-diphenylvinyl, 1-methylallyl, 1,1-dimethylallyl, 2-methylallyl, 1-phenylallyl, 2-phenylallyl, 3-phenylallyl, 3,3-diphenylallyl, 1,2-dimethylallyl, 1-phenyl-1-butenyl, 3-phenyl-1-butenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclopentadienyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cycloheptatrienyl, cyclooctenyl, cyclooctatetraenyl, and norbornenyl. Additionally, the alkenyl group may be optionally substituted.

Alkynyl—as used herein includes straight chain alkynyl groups. Alkynyl may be those having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of alkynyl groups include ethynyl, propynyl, propargyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1-pentynyl, 2-pentynyl, 3,3-dimethyl-1-butynyl, 3-ethyl-3-methyl-1-pentynyl, 3,3-diisopropyl-1-pentynyl, phenylethynyl, phenylpropynyl, etc. Of the above, preferred are ethynyl, propynyl, propargyl, 1-butynyl, 2-butynyl, 3-butynyl, 1-pentynyl, and phenylethynyl. Additionally, the alkynyl group may be optionally substituted.

Aryl or an aromatic group—as used herein includes non-condensed and condensed systems. Aryl may be those having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably those having 6 to 12 carbon atoms. Examples of aryl groups include phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene, and azulene, preferably phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, triphenylene, fluorene, and naphthalene. Examples of non-condensed aryl groups include phenyl, biphenyl-2-yl, biphenyl-3-yl, biphenyl-4-yl, p-terphenyl-4-yl, p-terphenyl-3-yl, p-terphenyl-2-yl, m-terphenyl-4-yl, m-terphenyl-3-yl, m-terphenyl-2-yl, o-tolyl, m-tolyl, p-tolyl, p-(2-phenylpropyl)phenyl, 4′-methylbiphenylyl, 4″-t-butyl-p-terphenyl-4-yl, o-cumenyl, m-cumenyl, p-cumenyl, 2,3-xylyl, 3,4-xylyl, 2,5-xylyl, mesityl, and m-quarterphenyl. Additionally, the aryl group may be optionally substituted.

Heterocyclic groups or heterocycle—as used herein include non-aromatic cyclic groups. Non-aromatic heterocyclic groups include saturated heterocyclic groups having 3 to 20 ring atoms and unsaturated non-aromatic heterocyclic groups having 3 to 20 ring atoms, where at least one ring atom is selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, a silicon atom, a phosphorus atom, a germanium atom, and a boron atom. Preferred non-aromatic heterocyclic groups are those having 3 to 7 ring atoms, each of which includes at least one hetero-atom such as nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, or sulfur. Examples of non-aromatic heterocyclic groups include oxiranyl, oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, dioxolanyl, dioxanyl, aziridinyl, dihydropyrrolyl, tetrahydropyrrolyl, piperidinyl, oxazolidinyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, oxepinyl, thiepinyl, azepinyl, and tetrahydrosilolyl. Additionally, the heterocyclic group may be optionally substituted.

Heteroaryl—as used herein, includes non-condensed and condensed hetero-aromatic groups having 1 to 5 hetero-atoms, where at least one hetero-atom is selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom, a silicon atom, a phosphorus atom, a germanium atom, and a boron atom. A hetero-aromatic group is also referred to as heteroaryl. Heteroaryl may be those having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably those having 3 to 12 carbon atoms. Suitable heteroaryl groups include dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, furan, thiophene, benzofuran, benzothiophene, benzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, pyridoindole, pyrrolodipyridine, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, oxazine, oxathiazine, oxadiazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, indoxazine, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, acridine, phenazine, phenothiazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, thienodipyridine, benzoselenophenopyridine, and selenophenodipyridine, preferably dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, dibenzoselenophene, carbazole, indolocarbazole, imidazole, pyridine, triazine, benzimidazole, 1,2-azaborine, 1,3-azaborine, 1,4-azaborine, borazine, and aza-analogs thereof. Additionally, the heteroaryl group may be optionally substituted.

Alkoxy—as used herein, is represented by —O-alkyl, —O-cycloalkyl, —O-heteroalkyl, or —O-heterocyclic group. Examples and preferred examples of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, and heterocyclic groups are the same as those described above. Alkoxy groups may be those having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, pentyloxy, hexyloxy, cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, cyclohexyloxy, tetrahydrofuranyloxy, tetrahydropyranyloxy, methoxypropyloxy, ethoxyethyloxy, methoxymethyloxy, and ethoxymethyloxy. Additionally, the alkoxy group may be optionally substituted.

Aryloxy—as used herein, is represented by —O-aryl or —O-heteroaryl. Examples and preferred examples of aryl and heteroaryl are the same as those described above. Aryloxy groups may be those having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 6 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of aryloxy groups include phenoxy and biphenyloxy. Additionally, the aryloxy group may be optionally substituted.

Arylalkyl—as used herein, contemplates alkyl substituted with an aryl group. Arylalkyl may be those having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, and more preferably those having 7 to 13 carbon atoms. Examples of arylalkyl groups include benzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, 1-phenylisopropyl, 2-phenylisopropyl, phenyl-t-butyl, alpha-naphthylmethyl, 1-alpha-naphthylethyl, 2-alpha-naphthylethyl, 1-alpha-naphthylisopropyl, 2-alpha-naphthylisopropyl, beta-naphthylmethyl, 1-beta-naphthylethyl, 2-beta-naphthylethyl, 1-beta-naphthylisopropyl, 2-beta-naphthylisopropyl, p-methylbenzyl, m-methylbenzyl, o-methylbenzyl, p-chlorobenzyl, m-chlorobenzyl, o-chlorobenzyl, p-bromobenzyl, m-bromobenzyl, o-bromobenzyl, p-iodobenzyl, m-iodobenzyl, o-iodobenzyl, p-hydroxybenzyl, m-hydroxybenzyl, o-hydroxybenzyl, p-aminobenzyl, m-aminobenzyl, o-aminobenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, m-nitrobenzyl, o-nitrobenzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, m-cyanobenzyl, o-cyanobenzyl, 1-hydroxy-2-phenylisopropyl, and 1-chloro-2-phenylisopropyl. Of the above, preferred are benzyl, p-cyanobenzyl, m-cyanobenzyl, o-cyanobenzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, 1-phenylisopropyl, and 2-phenylisopropyl. Additionally, the arylalkyl group may be optionally substituted.

Alkylsilyl—as used herein, contemplates a silyl group substituted with an alkyl group. Alkylsilyl groups may be those having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of alkylsilyl groups include trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, methyldiethylsilyl, ethyldimethylsilyl, tripropylsilyl, tributylsilyl, triisopropylsilyl, methyldiisopropylsilyl, dimethylisopropylsilyl, tri-t-butylsilyl, triisobutylsilyl, dimethyl t-butylsilyl, and methyldi-t-butylsilyl. Additionally, the alkylsilyl group may be optionally substituted.

Arylsilyl—as used herein, contemplates a silyl group substituted with an aryl group. Arylsilyl groups may be those having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 8 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of arylsilyl groups include triphenylsilyl, phenyldibiphenylylsilyl, diphenylbiphenylsilyl, phenyldiethylsilyl, diphenylethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, diphenylmethylsilyl, phenyldiisopropylsilyl, diphenylisopropylsilyl, diphenylbutylsilyl, diphenylisobutylsilyl, diphenyl t-butylsilyl. Additionally, the arylsilyl group may be optionally substituted.

Alkylgermanyl—as used herein contemplates a germanyl substituted with an alkyl group. The alkylgermanyl may be those having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably those having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Examples of alkylgermanyl include trimethylgermanyl, triethylgermanyl, methyldiethylgermanyl, ethyldimethylgermanyl, tripropylgermanyl, tributylgermanyl, triisopropylgermanyl, methyldiisopropylgermanyl, dimethylisopropylgermanyl, tri-t-butylgermanyl, triisobutylgermanyl, dimethyl-t-butylgermanyl, and methyldi-t-butylgermanyl. Additionally, the alkylgermanyl may be optionally substituted.

Arylgermanyl—as used herein contemplates a germanyl substituted with at least one aryl group or heteroaryl group. Arylgermanyl may be those having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably those having 8 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of arylgermanyl include triphenylgermanyl, phenyldibiphenylylgermanyl, diphenylbiphenylgermanyl, phenyldiethylgermanyl, diphenylethylgermanyl, phenyldimethylgermanyl, diphenylmethylgermanyl, phenyldiisopropylgermanyl, diphenylisopropylgermanyl, diphenylbutylgermanyl, diphenylisobutylgermanyl, and diphenyl-t-butylgermanyl. Additionally, the arylgermanyl may be optionally substituted.

The term “aza” in azadibenzofuran, azadibenzothiophene, etc. means that one or more of C—H groups in the respective aromatic fragment are replaced by a nitrogen atom. For example, azatriphenylene encompasses dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline, dibenzo[f,h]quinoline and other analogs with two or more nitrogens in the ring system. One of ordinary skill in the art can readily envision other nitrogen analogs of the aza-derivatives described above, and all such analogs are intended to be encompassed by the terms as set forth herein.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise defined, when any term of the group consisting of substituted alkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, substituted heteroalkyl, substituted heterocyclic group, substituted arylalkyl, substituted alkoxy, substituted aryloxy, substituted alkenyl, substituted alkynyl, substituted aryl, substituted heteroaryl, substituted alkylsilyl, substituted arylsilyl, substituted alkylgermanyl, substituted arylgermanyl, substituted amino, substituted acyl, substituted carbonyl, a substituted carboxylic acid group, a substituted ester group, substituted sulfinyl, substituted sulfonyl, and substituted phosphino is used, it means that any group of alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclic group, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkylgermanyl, arylgermanyl, amino, acyl, carbonyl, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, and phosphino may be substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of deuterium, halogen, unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted arylsilyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted alkylgermanyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted arylgermanyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof.

It is to be understood that when a molecular fragment is described as being a substituent or otherwise attached to another moiety, its name may be written as if it were a fragment (e.g. phenyl, phenylene, naphthyl, dibenzofuryl) or as if it were the whole molecule (e.g. benzene, naphthalene, dibenzofuran). As used herein, these different ways of designating a substituent or an attached fragment are considered to be equivalent.

In the compounds mentioned in the present disclosure, hydrogen atoms may be partially or fully replaced by deuterium. Other atoms such as carbon and nitrogen may also be replaced by their other stable isotopes. The replacement by other stable isotopes in the compounds may be preferred due to its enhancements of device efficiency and stability.

In the compounds mentioned in the present disclosure, multiple substitutions refer to a range that includes di-substitutions, up to the maximum available substitutions. When substitution in the compounds mentioned in the present disclosure represents multiple substitutions (including di-, tri-, and tetra-substitutions etc.), that means the substituent may exist at a plurality of available substitution positions on its linking structure, the substituents present at a plurality of available substitution positions may have the same structure or different structures.

In the compounds mentioned in the present disclosure, adjacent substituents in the compounds cannot be joined to form a ring unless otherwise explicitly defined, for example, adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring. In the compounds mentioned in the present disclosure, the expression that adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring includes a case where adjacent substituents may be joined to form a ring and a case where adjacent substituents are not joined to form a ring. When adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring, the ring formed may be monocyclic or polycyclic (including spirocyclic, endocyclic, fusedcyclic, and etc.), as well as alicyclic, heteroalicyclic, aromatic, or heteroaromatic. In such expression, adjacent substituents may refer to substituents bonded to the same atom, substituents bonded to carbon atoms which are directly bonded to each other, or substituents bonded to carbon atoms which are more distant from each other. Preferably, adjacent substituents refer to substituents bonded to the same carbon atom and substituents bonded to carbon atoms which are directly bonded to each other.

The expression that adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring is also intended to mean that two substituents bonded to the same carbon atom are joined to each other via a chemical bond to form a ring, which can be exemplified by the following formula:

The expression that adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring is also intended to mean that two substituents bonded to carbon atoms which are directly bonded to each other are joined to each other via a chemical bond to form a ring, which can be exemplified by the following formula:

The expression that adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring is also intended to mean that two substituents bonded to further distant carbon atoms are joined to each other via a chemical bond to form a ring, which can be exemplified by the following formula:

Furthermore, the expression that adjacent substituents can be optionally joined to form a ring is also intended to mean that, in the case where one of the two substituents bonded to carbon atoms which are directly bonded to each other represents hydrogen, the second substituent is bonded at a position at which the hydrogen atom is bonded, thereby forming a ring. This is exemplified by the following formula:

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electroluminescent device is disclosed, which comprises:

an anode,

a cathode, and

an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound;

wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand L_a coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and L_a has a structure represented by Formula 1:

wherein the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_i, R_ii, and R_iii represent, at each occurrence identically or differently, mono-substitution, multiple substitutions or non-substitution;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, GeR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se;

when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y may be the same or different;

X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N;

R, R_i, R_ii, R_iii, R_x, and R_y are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring;

wherein the first compound has a structure represented by Formula 2 or Formula 3:

wherein W is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N, and adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof; and

wherein the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and

Ar₄₁ to Ar₄₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one R_iii exists, and the R_iii is selected from deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_iii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_iii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R_i, adjacent substituents R_x, adjacent substituents R_y, adjacent substituents R_ii, adjacent substituents R_iii, adjacent substituents R_i and R_x, adjacent substituents R_i and R_y, adjacent substituents R_i and R_ii, adjacent substituents R_i and R_iii, adjacent substituents R_x and R_y, adjacent substituents R_x and R_iii, adjacent substituents R_y and R, adjacent substituents R_y and R_iii, adjacent substituents R and R_ii, and adjacent substituents R and R_iii, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in L_a, the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 18 carbon atoms.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in L_a, the ring C is selected from an aromatic ring having 6 to 18 carbon atoms or a heteroaromatic ring having 6 to 18 ring atoms.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in L_a, the ring A and/or the ring B are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and the ring C is selected from an aromatic ring having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a heteroaromatic ring having 6 to 10 ring atoms.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_a is selected from a structure represented by any one of Formulas 1-a to 1-r:

wherein

in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N, X₃ is selected from CR_i or N, A₁ to A₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_ii or N, X₄ to X₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_iii or N, and at least one of X₄ to X₇ is selected from CR_iii;

Z is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_ivR_iv, SiR_ivR_iv, PR_iv, O, S, or NR_iv; when two R_iv are present at the same time, the two R_iv are the same or different;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se; when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y are the same or different;

R, R_x, R_y, R_i, R_ii, R_iii, and R_iv are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, R_iii, and R_iv can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, R_iii, and R_iv can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R_i, adjacent substituents R_x, adjacent substituents R_y, adjacent substituents R_ii, adjacent substituents R_iii, adjacent substituents R_iv, adjacent substituents R_i and R_x, adjacent substituents R_i and R_y, adjacent substituents R_i and R_iii, adjacent substituents R_x and R_y, adjacent substituents R_x and R_iii, adjacent substituents R_y and R, adjacent substituents R_y and R_iii, adjacent substituents R_y and R_iv, adjacent substituents R and R_ii, adjacent substituents R and R_iv, and adjacent substituents R_i and R_iv, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these adjacent substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_a is selected from a structure represented by Formula 1-a or Formula 1-b.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_a is selected from a structure represented by Formula 1-b.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, at least one of X₁ to X_n and/or A₁ to A_m is selected from N, wherein X_n corresponds to one that has the largest serial number among X₁ to X₇ in any one of Formulas 1-a to 1-r, and A_m corresponds to one that has the largest serial number among A₁ to A₆ in any one of Formulas 1-a to 1-r. For example, in Formula 1-a, X_n corresponds to X₇ that has the largest serial number among X₁ to X₇ in Formula 1-a, and A_m corresponds to A₄ that has the largest serial number among A₁ to A₆ in Formula 1-a, that is, in Formula 1-a, at least one of X₁ to X₇ and/or A₁ to A₄ is selected from N.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, at least one of X₁ to X_n is selected from N, wherein X_n corresponds to one that has the largest serial number among X₁ to X₇ in any one of Formulas 1-a to 1-r.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₂ is N.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ and X₂ are each independently selected from CR_x, X₃ is selected from CR_i, A₁ to A₆ are each independently selected from CR_ii, and X₄ to X₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_iii; and adjacent substituents R_x, R_i, R_ii, R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ and X₂ are each independently selected from CR_x, X₃ is selected from CR_i, A₁ to A₆ are each independently selected from CR_ii, X₄ to X₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CH or CR_iii, and at least one of X₄ to X₇ is selected from CR_iii; and the R_iii is selected from deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof,

adjacent substituents R_x, R_i, R_ii, R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_x, R_i, R_ii, R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R_x, adjacent substituents R_i, adjacent substituents R_ii, adjacent substituents R_iii, adjacent substituents R_i and R_x, adjacent substituents R_x and R_iii, and adjacent substituents R_i and R_iii, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_x, R_i, and R_i are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof, and

R_iii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one or two of R_x, R_i, and R_ii are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof, and

R_iii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, at least one or two of A₁ to A₄ are selected from CR_ii, and X₃ is selected from CR_i;

the R_i is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, or a combination thereof, and

the R_ii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, at least one or two of A₁ to A₄ are selected from CR_ii, and X₃ is selected from CR_i;

the R_i is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof, and

the R_ii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, R is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, R is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, neopentyl, deuterated methyl, deuterated ethyl, deuterated isopropyl, deuterated isobutyl, deuterated t-butyl, deuterated cyclopentyl, deuterated cyclopentylmethyl, deuterated cyclohexyl, deuterated neopentyl, trimethylsilyl, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, Y is selected from O or S.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ and X₂ are each independently selected from CR_x.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ and X₂ are each independently selected from CR_x, and the R_x is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ is selected from CR_x and X₂ is N.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X₁ is selected from CR_x, X₂ is N, and R_x is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ligand L_a has a structure represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Y is selected from O or S;

R_x1, R_x2, R_i, R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, R_ii4, R, R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof, and

at least one of R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ligand L_a has a structure represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Y is selected from O or S;

at least one or two of R_x1, R_x2, R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 and/or at least one or two of R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, and R_ii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and R is selected from halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ligand L_a has a structure represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Y is selected from O or S;

at least one or two of R_x1, R_x2, R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 and/or at least one or two of R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, and R_ii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and R is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ligand L_a has a structure represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Y is selected from 0 or S

at least one or two of R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 and at least one or two of R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, and R_ii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof, and R is selected from halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ligand L_a has a structure represented by Formula 5:

wherein in Formula 5,

Y is selected from O or S;

at least one or two of R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, and R_iii4 and at least one or two of R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, and R_ii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; R is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formula 5, at least one of R_x1, R_x2, R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, R_iii4, R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, R_ii4, and R is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formula 5, at least one of R_x1, R_x2, R_iii1, R_iii2, R_iii3, R_iii4, R_ii1, R_ii2, R_ii3, R_ii4, and R is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_a is selected from the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a437, where the specific structures of L_a1 to L_a437 are referred to claim 12.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_a is selected from the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a438, where the specific structures of L_a1 to L_a437 are referred to claim 12, and the specific structure of L_a438 is

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, hydrogens in the structures of L_a1 to L_a437 can be partially or fully substituted with deuterium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal complex has a structure of M(L_a)_m(L_b)_n(L_c)_q;

wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40; L_a, L_b, and L_c are a first ligand, a second ligand, and a third ligand of the first metal complex, respectively; m is 1, 2, or 3, n is 0, 1, or 2, q is 0, 1, or 2, and m+n+q is equal to an oxidation state of the metal M; when m is greater than 1, multiple L_a are the same or different; when n is 2, two L_b are the same or different; when q is 2, two L_c are the same or different;

L_a, L_b, and L_c can be optionally joined to form a multidentate ligand;

L_b and L_c are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of the following structures:

wherein R_a, R_b, and R_c represent, at each occurrence identically or differently, mono-substitution, multiple substitutions, or non-substitution;

X_b is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: O, S, Se, NR_N1, and CR_C1R_C2;

X_c and X_d are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: O, S, Se, and NR_N2;

R_a, R_b, R_c, R_N1, R_N2, R_C1, and R_C2 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

in the structures of the ligands L_b and L_c, adjacent substituents R_a, R_b, R_c, R_N1, R_N2, R_C1, and R_C2 can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_a, R_b, R_c, R_N1, R_N2, R_C1, and R_C2 can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R_a, adjacent substituents R_b, adjacent substituents R_c, adjacent substituents R_a and R_b, adjacent substituents R_a and R_c, adjacent substituents R_b and R_c, adjacent substituents R_a and R_N1, adjacent substituents R_b and R_N1, adjacent substituents R_a and R_C1, adjacent substituents R_a and R_C2, adjacent substituents R_b and R_C1, adjacent substituents R_b and R_C2, adjacent substituents R_a and R_N2, adjacent substituents R_b and R_N2, and adjacent substituents Rci and R_C2, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these adjacent substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal M is selected from Ir, Rh, Re, Os, Pt, Au, or Cu.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal M is selected from Ir, Pt, or Os.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal M is Ir.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_b is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the following structure:

wherein R₁ to R₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_b is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the following structure:

wherein at least one of R₁ to R₃ is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof; and/or at least one or two of R₄ to R₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_b is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the following structure:

wherein at least two of R₁ to R₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and/or at least one or two of R₄ to R₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_b is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the following structure:

wherein at least two of R₁ to R₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and/or at least two of R₄ to R₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the metal complex has a general formula of Ir(L_a)_m(L_b)_3-m and has a structure represented by Formula 1-1 or Formula 1-2:

wherein

m is 1 or 2;

X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N; X₃ to X₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_i or N; A₁ to A₄ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_ii or N; X₄ to X₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CH, CR_iii, or N, and at least one of X₄ to X₇ is selected from CR_iii;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se; when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y are the same or different;

R, R_x, R_y, R_i, R_ii, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, and R₇ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof,

R_iii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof,

adjacent substituents R, R_x, R_y, R_i, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring; and

adjacent substituents R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, R₇ can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, R₆, R₇ can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R₁ and R₂, adjacent substituents R₁ and R₃, adjacent substituents R₁ and R₇, adjacent substituents R₂ and R₃, adjacent substituents R₂ and R₇, adjacent substituents R₃ and R₇, adjacent substituents R₄ and R₅, adjacent substituents R₄ and R₆, adjacent substituents R₄ and R₇, adjacent substituents R₅ and R₆, adjacent substituents R₅ and R₇, and adjacent substituents R₆ and R₇, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one or two of R₁ to R₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and/or at least one of R₄ to R₆ is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least two of R₁ to R₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof; and/or at least two of R₄ to R₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L_b is selected from the group consisting of L_b1 to L_b322, wherein the specific structures of L_b1 to L_b322 are referred to claim 16; and L_c is selected from the group consisting of L_c1 to L_c231, wherein the specific structures of L_c1 to L_c231 are referred to claim 16.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first metal complex has a structure represented by any one of Ir(L_a)₂(L_b), Ir(L_a)₂(L_c), or Ir(L_a)(L_c)₂;

wherein when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)₂(L_b), L_a is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a437 and L_b is selected from any one of the group consisting of L_b1 to L_b322; when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)₂(L_c), L_a is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a437 and L_c is selected from any one of the group consisting of L_c1 to L₂₃₁; and when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)(L_c)₂, L_a is selected from any one of the group consisting of Lal to L_a437 and L_c is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_c1 to L₂₃₁.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first metal complex has a structure represented by any one of Ir(L_a)₂(L_b), Ir(L_a)₂(L_c), or Ir(L_a)(L_c)₂;

wherein when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)₂(L_b), L_a is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a438 and L_b is selected from any one of the group consisting of L_b1 to L_b322; when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)₂(L_c), L_a is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_a1 to L_a438 and L_c is selected from any one of the group consisting of L_c1 to L₂₃₁; and when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(L_a)(L_c)₂, L_a is selected from any one of the group consisting of Lal to L_a438 and Le is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of L_c1 to L₂₃₁.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first metal complex is selected from the group consisting of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-84, wherein the specific structures of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-84 are referred to claim 17.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first metal complex is selected from the group consisting of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-88, wherein the specific structures of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-84 are referred to claim 17, and the specific structures of Compound RD-85 to Compound RD-88 are as follows:

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first metal complex is selected from the group consisting of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-99, wherein the specific structures of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-84 are referred to claim 17, the specific structures of Compound RD-85 to Compound RD-88 are as described in the above embodiment, and the specific structures of Compound RD-89 to Compound RD-99 are as follows:

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formula 2, at least one of W is selected from CR_w, and the R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound has a structure represented by any one of Formula 2-1, Formula 2-2, or Formula 3-1:

wherein W₁ is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N;

W₂ is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C, CR_w, or N;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar₂₁, Ar₂₂, Ar₃₁, Ar₃₂, and Ar₃₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound has a structure represented by any one of Formulas 2-a to 2-h or Formula 3-a:

wherein W₁, W₂, and W are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N;

Ar₂₁, Ar₂₂, Ar₃₂, and Ar₃₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any adjacent substituents R_w can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that any adjacent substituents R_w are not joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound has a structure represented by any one of Formulas 2-a to 2-c, Formula 2-e, or Formula 3-a.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Ar₂₁ and Ar₂₂ have, at each occurrence identically or differently, a structure represented by any one of Formulas Ar-1 to Ar-4, and Ar₃₂ and Ar₃₃ have, at each occurrence identically or differently, a structure represented by any one of Formulas Ar-1 to Ar-6:

wherein Ar_Q is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

Q is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C, CR_Q, or N, Q₁ is selected from O, S, Se, NR_Q, or CR_QR_Q, and Q₂ is selected from O, S, or Se;

R_Q is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof; and

adjacent substituents R_Q can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_Q can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any adjacent substituents R_Q can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that any adjacent substituents R_Q are not joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Q is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C or CR_Q; Q₁ is selected from O, S, or CR_QR_Q; Q₂ is selected from O or S; and R_Q is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Ar_Q is selected from phenyl, naphthyl, biphenyl, pyridyl, or phenanthryl.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound is selected from the group consisting of Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-101, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62, wherein the specific structures of Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-101, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62 are referred to claim 21.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, hydrogens in Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-101, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62 can be partially or fully substituted with deuterium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound is selected from the group consisting of Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-112, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62, wherein the specific structures of Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-101, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62 are referred to claim 21, and the specific structures of Compound 1-2-102 to Compound 1-2-112 are as follows.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, hydrogens in Compound 1-1-1 to Compound 1-1-104, Compound 1-2-1 to Compound 1-2-112, and Compound 1-3-1 to Compound 1-3-62 can be partially or fully substituted with deuterium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4-1:

wherein V₁ to V₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C, N, or CR_v, and one of V₁ to V₆ is C and joined to L₃;

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar₄₁ and Ar₄₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

R_v is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_v can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_v can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any adjacent substituents R_v can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that any adjacent substituents R_v are not joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4-1-1 or Formula 4-1-2:

wherein in Formula 4-1-1, V₁ to V₅ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C, N, or CR_v, V₁₁ to V₁₅ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from N or CR_v1, and one of V₁ to V₅ is C and joined to L₃; in Formula 4-1-2, V₁ to V₄ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C, N, or CR_v, V₁₁ to V₁₄ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from N or CR_v1, and one of V₁ to V₄ is C and joined to L₃; V is selected from O, S, or Se;

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar₄₁ and Ar₄₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

R_v and R_v1 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_v, R_v1 can be optionally joined to form a ring.

In the present disclosure, the expression that “adjacent substituents R_v, R_v1 can be optionally joined to form a ring” is intended to mean that any one or more of groups of adjacent substituents, such as adjacent substituents R_v, adjacent substituents R_v1, and adjacent substituents R_v and R_v1, can be joined to form a ring. Obviously, it is also possible that none of these substituents are joined to form a ring.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formula 4-1-2, V is selected from O or S.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in Formula 4-1-2, V is selected from O.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, V₁ to V₆ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C or CR_v, and V₁₁ to V₁₅ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_v1.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_v and R_v1 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of V₁ to V₆ is selected from CR_v, and the R_v is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; or at least one of V₁₁ to V₁₅ is selected from CR_v1; and the R_v and R_v1 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, R_v and R_v1 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, and combinations thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of Ar₄₁ and Ar₄₂ has a structure with two or three fused rings.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Ar₄₁ and Ar₄₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, Ar₄₁ and Ar₄₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl, substituted or unsubstituted chrysenyl, substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuryl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienyl, substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl, substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl, substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, substituted or unsubstituted indolocarbazolyl, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylylene, or a combination thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second compound is selected from the group consisting of Compound B-1 to Compound B-228, wherein the specific structures of Compound B-1 to Compound B-228 are referred to claim 27.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, hydrogens in Compound B-1 to Compound B-228 can be partially or fully substituted with deuterium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second compound is selected from the group consisting of Compound B-1 to Compound B-232, wherein the specific structures of Compound B-1 to Compound B-228 are referred to claim 27, and the specific structures of Compound B-229 to Compound B-232 are as follows:

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, hydrogens in Compound B-1 to Compound B-232 can be partially or fully substituted with deuterium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the organic layer is an emissive layer, the first metal complex is an emissive material, the first compound is a host material, and the second compound is a host material.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first compound is different from the second compound.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electroluminescent device emits red light, green light, or white light.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a display assembly is further disclosed. The display assembly comprises the electroluminescent device in the preceding embodiments.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a compound composition is further disclosed. The compound composition comprises a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound;

wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand L_a coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and L_a has a structure represented by Formula 1:

wherein the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_i, R_ii, and R_iii represent, at each occurrence identically or differently, mono-substitution, multiple substitutions or non-substitution;

Y is selected from SiR_yR_y, GeR_yR_y, NR_y, PR_y, O, S, or Se;

when two R_y are present at the same time, the two R_y may be the same or different;

X₁ and X₂ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_x or N;

R, R_i, R_ii, R_iii, R_x, and R_y are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

adjacent substituents R_i, R_x, R_y, R, R_ii, and R_iii can be optionally joined to form a ring;

wherein the first compound has a structure represented by Formula 2 or Formula 3:

wherein W is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CR_w or N, and adjacent substituents R_w can be optionally joined to form a ring;

L is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof,

Ar is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms;

R_w is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group having 3 to 20 ring atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylalkyl having 7 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylgermanyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted amino having 0 to 20 carbon atoms, an acyl group, a carbonyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an ester group, a cyano group, an isocyano group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfanyl group, a sulfinyl group, a sulfonyl group, a phosphino group, and combinations thereof, and

wherein the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4:

wherein in Formula 4,

L₁ to L₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, and

Ar₄₁ to Ar₄₃ are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

Combination with Other Materials

The materials described in the present disclosure for a particular layer in an organic light emitting device can be used in combination with various other materials present in the device. The combinations of these materials are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. App. No. 20160359122 at paragraphs 0132-0161, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The materials described or referred to the disclosure are non-limiting examples of materials that may be useful in combination with the compounds disclosed herein, and one of skill in the art can readily consult the literature to identify other materials that may be useful in combination.

The materials described herein as useful for a particular layer in an organic light emitting device may be used in combination with a variety of other materials present in the device. For example, materials disclosed herein may be used in combination with a wide variety of dopants, transport layers, blocking layers, injection layers, electrodes and other layers that may be present. The combination of these materials is described in detail in paragraphs 0080-0101 of U.S. Pat. App. No. 20150349273, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The materials described or referred to the disclosure are non-limiting examples of materials that may be useful in combination with the compounds disclosed herein, and one of skill in the art can readily consult the literature to identify other materials that may be useful in combination.

In the embodiments of the device, the characteristics of the device were also tested using conventional equipment in the art (including, but not limited to, evaporator produced by ANGSTROM ENGINEERING, optical testing system produced by SUZHOU FSTAR, life testing system produced by SUZHOU FSTAR, and ellipsometer produced by BEIJING ELLITOP, etc.) by methods well known to the persons skilled in the art. As the persons skilled in the art are aware of the above-mentioned equipment use, test methods and other related contents, the inherent data of the sample can be obtained with certainty and without influence, so the above related contents are not further described in this present disclosure.

DEVICE EXAMPLE

Device Example 1

A glass substrate having an indium tin oxide (ITO) anode with a thickness of 120 nm (with a sheet resistance of 14 to 20 Ω/sq and an emissive area of 0.04 cm²) was cleaned and treated with oxygen plasma and UV ozone. After the treatment, the substrate was dried in a glovebox to remove moisture. Then, the substrate was mounted on a substrate holder and placed in a vacuum chamber. The organic layers specified below were sequentially deposited through vacuum thermal evaporation on the ITO anode at a rate of 0.2 to 2 Angstroms per second and a vacuum degree of about 10⁻⁸ Torr. Compound HI and Compound HT were co-deposited (at a weight ratio of 3:97) for use as a hole injection layer (HIL) with a thickness of 100 Å. Compound HT was used as a hole transporting layer (HTL) with a thickness of 400 Å. Compound EB was used as an electron blocking layer (EBL) with a thickness of 50 Å. Then, Compound RD-3 as a dopant material and Compound 1-2-2 and Compound B-227 as host materials were co-deposited (at a weight ratio of 3:38.8:58.2) for use as an emissive layer (EML) with a thickness of 400 Å. Compound HB was used as a hole blocking layer (HBL) with a thickness of 50 Å. On the HBL, Compound ET and 8-hydroxyquinolinolato-lithium (Liq) were co-deposited for use as an electron transporting layer (ETL) with a thickness of 350 Å. Finally, Liq was deposited for use as an electron injection layer with a thickness of 1 nm, and Al was deposited for use as a cathode with a thickness of 120 nm. The device was transferred back to the glovebox and encapsulated with a glass lid and a moisture getter to complete the device.

Device Example 2

Device Example 2 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound B-227 was replaced with Compound B-222 as a host material.

Device Example 3

Device Example 3 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound 1-2-2 was replaced with Compound 1-1-63 as a host material.

Device Example 4

Device Example 4 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound RD-3 was replaced with Compound RD-7 as the dopant material.

Device Example 5

Device Example 5 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 4, except that in the EML, Compound B-227 was replaced with Compound B-222 as a host material.

Device Example 6

Device Example 6 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound RD-3 was replaced with Compound RD-86 as the dopant material, and the weight ratio of Compound 1-2-2, Compound B-227, and Compound RD-86 in the EML was adjusted to 38.8:59.2:2.

Device Example 7

Device Example 7 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 6, except that in the EML, Compound RD-86 was replaced with Compound RD-88 as the dopant material.

Device Comparative Example 1

Device Comparative Example 1 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound 1-2-2 and Compound B-227 were replaced with Compound 1-2-2 as a host material, and the weight ratio of Compound 1-2-2 and Compound RD-3 in the EML was adjusted to 97:3.

Device Comparative Example 2

Device Comparative Example 2 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound 1-2-2 and Compound B-227 were replaced with Compound B-227 as a host material, and the weight ratio of Compound B-227 and Compound RD-3 in the EML was adjusted to 97:3.

Device Comparative Example 3

Device Comparative Example 3 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 4, except that in the EML, Compound 1-2-2 and Compound B-227 were replaced with Compound 1-2-2 as a host material, and the weight ratio of Compound 1-2-2 and Compound RD-7 in the EML was adjusted to 97:3.

Device Comparative Example 4

Device Comparative Example 4 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 4, except that in the EML, Compound 1-2-2 and Compound B-227 were replaced with Compound B-227 as a host material, and the weight ratio of Compound B-227 and Compound RD-7 in the EML was adjusted to 97:3.

Device Comparative Example 5

Device Comparative Example 5 was prepared by the same method as Device Comparative Example 2, except that in the EML, Compound RD-3 was replaced with Compound RD as the dopant material.

Device Comparative Example 6

Device Comparative Example 6 was prepared by the same method as Device Example 2, except that in the EML, Compound RD-3 was replaced with Compound RD as the dopant material.

Device Comparative Example 7

Device Comparative Example 7 was prepared by the same method as Device Comparative Example 1, except that in the EML, Compound RD-3 was replaced with Compound RD as the dopant material.

Detailed structures and thicknesses of layers of the devices are shown in the following table. A layer using more than one material is obtained by doping different compounds at their weight ratio as recorded.

TABLE 1
Part of device structures of device examples and comparative examples
Device No.	HIL	HTL	EBL	EML	HBL	ETL
Example 1	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			227:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-3		(350 Å)
				(38.8:58.2:3)
				(400 Å)
Example 2	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			222:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-3		(350 Å)
				(38.8:58.2:3)
				(400 Å)
Example 3	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-1-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	63:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			227:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-3		(350 Å)
				(38.8:58.2:3)
				(400 Å)
Example 4	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			227:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-7		(350 Å)
				(38.8:58.2:3)
				(400 Å)
Example 5	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			222:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-7		(350 Å)
				(38.8:58.2:3)
				(400 Å)
Example 6	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			227:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-86		(350 Å)
				(38.8:59.2:2)
				(400 Å)
Example 7	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			227:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD-88		(350 Å)
				(38.8:59.2:2)
				(400 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
Example 1	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD-3 (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound B-	Compound	Compound
Example 2	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	227:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD-3 (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
Example 3	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD-7 (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound B-	Compound	Compound
Example 4	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	227:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD-7 (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound B-	Compound	Compound
Example 5	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	227:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
Example 6	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound B-	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			222:Compound		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			RD (38.8:58.2:3)		(350 Å)
				(400 Å)
Comparative	Compound	Compound	Compound	Compound 1-2-	Compound	Compound
Example 7	HT:Compound	HT (400 Å)	EB (50 Å)	2:Compound	HB (50 Å)	ET:Liq
	HI (97:3)			RD (97:3)		(40:60)
	(100 Å)			(400 Å)		(350 Å)

The materials used in the devices have the following structures:

Table 2 shows external quantum efficiency (EQE) data measured at a current density of 15 mA/cm² and lifetime (LT97) data measured at a current density of 80 mA/cm².

TABLE 2
Device data
	Device No.	EQE (%)	LT97 (h)
	Example 1	26.8	77.4
	Example 2	26.8	81.0
	Example 3	24.3	63.2
	Example 4	26.5	120.0
	Example 5	26.7	120.0
	Example 6	26.4	73.0
	Example 7	25.6	62.0
	Comparative Example 1	18.0	4.3
	Comparative Example 2	18.6	8.5
	Comparative Example 3	20.3	8.8
	Comparative Example 4	19.4	8.2
	Comparative Example 5	7.8	0.6
	Comparative Example 6	17.3	3.0
	Comparative Example 7	8.8	0.6

DISCUSSION

The following can be seen from the data shown in Table 2:

The devices in Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 used the same first metal complex RD-3 selected in the present disclosure. Comparative Example 1 used only the first compound 1-2-2 selected in the present disclosure as a single host. Compared with Comparative Example 1, Example 1 had the EQE as high as 26.8% which is improved by 48.9% and a lifetime of 77.4 h which is increased by 17 times. Comparative Example 2 used only the second compound B-227 selected in the present disclosure as a single host. Compared with Comparative Example 2, Example 1 had the EQE improved by 44.1% and a lifetime increased by 8.1 times. Compared with Comparative Example 2, Example 3 had the EQE as high as 24.3% which is improved by 30.6% and a lifetime of 63.2 h which is increased by 6 times. Examples 1 and 3 used first compounds having different skeletons as selected in the present disclosure and both had very good device performance. These data all indicated that the compound combination selected in the present disclosure is a good material combination.

Examples 2 and 5 were compared with Comparative Example 6, where the device in Example 2 used the first metal complex RD-3 selected in the present disclosure, the device in Example 5 used the first metal complex RD-7 selected in the present disclosure, and the device in Comparative Example 6 used an emissive material RD. Compared with Comparative Example 6, Example 2 had the EQE as high as 26.8% which is improved by 54.9% and a lifetime of 81.0 h which is increased by 26 times, and Example 5 had the EQE as high as 26.7% which is improved by 54.3% and a lifetime of 120.0 h which is increased by 39 times. These data indicated that the combinations of the first compound and the second compound selected in the present disclosure with different first metal complexes selected in the present disclosure can significantly improve the external quantum efficiency of the device and greatly extend the lifetime of the device relative to the combination of the first compound and the second compound selected in the present disclosure but with a metal complex not belonging to the present disclosure.

The devices in Example 4 and Comparative Examples 3 and 4 used the same first metal complex RD-7 selected in the present disclosure. Comparative Example 3 used only the first compound 1-2-2 selected in the present disclosure as a single host. Compared with Comparative Example 3, Example 4 had the EQE as high as 26.5% which is improved by 30.5% and a lifetime of 120 h which is increased by 13 times. Comparative Example 4 used only the second compound B-227 selected in the present disclosure as a single host. Compared with Comparative Example 4, Example 4 had the EQE as high as 26.5% which is improved by 36.6% and a lifetime of 120 h which is increased by 14 times. These data indicated again that the combination of the first compound and the second compound selected in the present disclosure with the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure can significantly improve the external quantum efficiency of the device and greatly extend the lifetime of the device.

Comparative Examples 5 and 2 both used the second compound B-227 selected in the present disclosure, Comparative Example 2 used the first metal complex RD-3 selected in the present disclosure, and Comparative Example 5 used the emissive material RD. Compared with Comparative Example 5, Comparative Example 2 using the combination of the second compound and the first metal complex of the present disclosure can improve the device performance. Compared with Comparative Example 2, Example 1 used the combination of the first compound, the second compound, and the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure and had the EQE and the lifetime further improved, which can obtain very good device performance. Similarly, Comparative Examples 7 and 1 both used the first compound selected in the present disclosure, Comparative Example 1 used the first metal complex RD-3 selected in the present disclosure, and Comparative Example 7 used the emissive material RD. Compared with Comparative Example 7, Comparative Example 1 using the combination of the first compound and the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure can improve the device performance. Compared with Comparative Example 1, Example 1 used the combination of the first compound, the second compound, and the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure and had the EQE and the lifetime further improved, which can obtain very good device performance. These data indicated again that the compound combination selected in the present disclosure is a good material combination and can obtain very good device performance.

Examples 6 and 7 demonstrated the use of more different combinations of the first compound, the second compound, and the first metal complex of the present disclosure. Examples 6 and 7 obtained good device performance such as high efficiency and a long lifetime similar to that of other examples under the condition of a smaller proportion (2%) of the emissive dopant. Examples 6 and 7 had the EQE as high as 26.4% and 25.6% respectively, which were significantly improved by at least 26% relative to those of the comparative examples. Meanwhile, Examples 6 and 7 have the lifetime as high as 73 h and 62 h respectively, which were increased by at least several times relative to those of the comparative examples. These data proved again that the combination of the first compound, the second compound, and the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure is a material combination with good performance.

To conclude, the combination of the first compound and the second compound selected in the present disclosure with the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure can exhibit good device performance in the device, obtain higher EQE, and greatly extend the lifetime of the device, proving that the combination of the first compound and the second compound selected in the present disclosure with the first metal complex selected in the present disclosure has a good application prospect.

It should be understood that various embodiments described herein are merely embodiments and not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure as claimed may include variations of specific embodiments and preferred embodiments described herein. Many of the materials and structures described herein may be replaced with other materials and structures without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. It should be understood that various theories as to why the present disclosure works are not intended to be limitative.

Claims

1. An electroluminescent device, comprising: an anode,a cathode, andan organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound;wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand La coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and La has a structure represented by Formula 1:

2. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein in La, the ring A, the ring B, and the ring C are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 18 carbon atoms; preferably, the ring A and/or the ring B are each independently selected from a five-membered unsaturated carbocyclic ring, an aromatic ring having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or a heteroaromatic ring having 3 to 10 carbon atoms; and the ring C is selected from an aromatic ring having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a heteroaromatic ring having 6 to 10 ring atoms.

3. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein La is selected from a structure represented by any one of Formulas 1-a to 1-r:

4. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, Xi and X2 are each independently selected from CRx, X3 is selected from CRi, A1 to A6 are each independently selected from CRii, X4 to X7 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CRiii, and adjacent substituents Rx, Ri, Rii, and Riii can be optionally joined to form a ring.

5. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein Rx, Ri, and Ri are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof, and Riii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof,preferably, at least one or two of Rx, Ri, and Ri are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, and combinations thereof, andRiii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof.

6. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, at least one or two of A1 to A4 are selected from CRii, and X3 is selected from CRi; Ri is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, or a combination thereof, andRii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano, or a combination thereof,preferably, Ri is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof, andRii is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, norbornyl, adamantyl, trimethylsilyl, isopropyldimethylsilyl, phenyldimethylsilyl, trifluoromethyl, cyano, phenyl, and combinations thereof.

7. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, R is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, preferably, R is selected from hydrogen, deuterium, fluorine, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclohexyl, neopentyl, deuterated methyl, deuterated ethyl, deuterated isopropyl, deuterated isobutyl, deuterated t-butyl, deuterated cyclopentyl, deuterated cyclopentylmethyl, deuterated cyclohexyl, deuterated neopentyl, trimethylsilyl, or a combination thereof.

8. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, Y is selected from O or S.

9. The electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein in Formulas 1-a to 1-r, X1 and X2 are each independently selected from CRx, or X1 is selected from CRx and X2 is N; preferably, Rx is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

10. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the ligand La has a structure represented by Formula 5:

11. The electroluminescent device according to claim 10, wherein at least one or two of Riii1, Riii2, Riii3, and Riii4 and at least one or two of Rii1, Rii2, Rii3, and Rii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof, and R is selected from halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, preferably, at least one or two of Riii1, Riii2, Riii3, and Riii4 and at least one or two of Rii1, Rii2, Rii3, and Rii4 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof; R is selected from substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.

12. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein La is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of the following structures:

13. The electroluminescent device according to claim 12, wherein the first metal complex has a structure of M(La)m(Lb)n(Lc)q; wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40; La, Lb, and Lc are a first ligand, a second ligand, and a third ligand of the first metal complex, respectively; m is 1, 2, or 3, n is 0, 1, or 2, q is 0, 1, or 2, and m+n+q is equal to an oxidation state of the metal M; when m is greater than 1, multiple La are the same or different; when n is 2, two Lb are the same or different; when q is 2, two Lc are the same or different;La, Lb, and Lc can be optionally joined to form a multidentate ligand;Lb and Lc are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of the following structures:

14. The electroluminescent device according to claim 13, wherein the metal M is selected from Ir, Rh, Re, Os, Pt, Au, or Cu; preferably, the metal M is selected from Ir, Pt, or Os; more preferably, the metal M is selected from Jr.

15. The electroluminescent device according to claim 13, wherein Lb is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the following structure:

16. The electroluminescent device according to claim 13, wherein Lb is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of the following structures:

17. The electroluminescent device according to claim 16, wherein the first metal complex has a structure represented by any one of Ir(La)2(Lb), Ir(La)2(Lc), or Ir(La)(Lc)2; wherein when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(La)2(Lb), La is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of La1 to La437 and Lb is selected from any one of the group consisting of Lb1 to Lb322; when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(La)2(Lc), La is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of La1 to La437 and Lc is selected from any one of the group consisting of Lc1 to Lc231; and when the first metal complex has a structure of Ir(La)(Lc)2, La is selected from any one of the group consisting of La1 to La437 and Lc is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from any one or any two of the group consisting of Lc1 to Lc231;preferably, the first metal complex is selected from the group consisting of Compound RD-1 to Compound RD-84:

18. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the first compound has a structure represented by any one of Formula 2-1, Formula 2-2, or Formula 3-1:

19. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the first compound has a structure represented by any one of Formulas 2-a to 2-h or Formula 3-a:

20. The electroluminescent device according to claim 19, wherein Ar21 and Ar22 have, at each occurrence identically or differently, a structure represented by any one of Formulas Ar-1 to Ar-4, and Ar32 and Ar33 have, at each occurrence identically or differently, a structure represented by any one of Formulas Ar-1 to Ar-6:

21. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the first compound is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:

22. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second compound has a structure represented by Formula 4-1:

23. The electroluminescent device according to claim 22, wherein in Formula 4-1-2, V is selected from O or S; preferably, V is O.

24. The electroluminescent device according to claim 22, wherein V1 to V6 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from C or CRv, and V11 to V15 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from CRv1; preferably, Rv and Rv1 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 3 to 20 ring carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 30 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof,more preferably, at least one of V1 to V6 is selected from CRv, and the Rv is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; or at least one of V1 to V15 is selected from CRv1, and the Rv1 is, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms.

25. The electroluminescent device according to claim 22, wherein Ar41 and Ar42 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof; preferably, Ar41 and Ar42 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted terphenyl, substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted or unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl, substituted or unsubstituted chrysenyl, substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl, substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuryl, substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothienyl, substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl, substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl, substituted or unsubstituted quinolyl, substituted or unsubstituted indolocarbazolyl, or a combination thereof.

26. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein L1 to L3 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted arylene having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof, preferably, L1 to L3 are, at each occurrence identically or differently, selected from a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted phenylene, substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene, substituted or unsubstituted biphenylylene, or a combination thereof.

27. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the second compound is selected from the group consisting of the following compounds:

28. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the organic layer is an emissive layer, the first metal complex is an emissive material, the first compound is a host material, and the second compound is a host material.

29. The electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the electroluminescent device emits red light, green light, or white light.

30. A display assembly, comprising the electroluminescent device according to claim 1.

31. A compound composition, comprising a first metal complex, a first compound, and a second compound; wherein the first metal complex comprises a metal M and a ligand La coordinated to M, wherein the metal M is selected from a metal with a relative atomic mass greater than 40, and La has a structure represented by Formula 1: