Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0068261, filed on Jun. 10, 2019, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND
1. Field

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices are self-emission devices that produce full-color images, and also have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, short response times, and excellent characteristics in terms of brightness, driving voltage, and/or response speed, compared to related devices in the art.

The organic light-emitting device may include a first electrode disposed (positioned) on a substrate, and a hole transport region, an emission layer, an electron transport region, and a second electrode, which are sequentially disposed on the first electrode. Holes provided from the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the second electrode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. Carriers, such as holes and electrons, may then recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons transition from an excited state to a ground state, thereby generating light.

SUMMARY

One or more aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a novel heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same.

Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below:

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In Formula 1,

A may be a 6-membered to 10-membered cyclic group,

X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄may each independently be selected from N, S, and O,

L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄, L₅, and L₆may be non-bonds, or may each independently be selected from a single bond and —C(R₇)(R₈)—,

u1, u2, u3, and u4 may or may not be non-bonds, wherein u1, u2, u3, and u4 may respectively be non-bonds when neighboring X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄are S or O, and u1, u2, u3, and u4 may respectively be bonds when neighboring X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄are N,

Ar₁, Ar₂, Ar₃, Ar₄, Ar₅, and Ar₆may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

at least one substituent of the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(C₂₁₁)(C₂₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂);

a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂); and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₁₁to Q₁₃, Q₂₁to Q₂₃, and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes at least one heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIGS. 1-4 are each a schematic view of a structure of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference will now be made in more detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described below, by referring to the figures, to explain aspects of the present description. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Expressions such as “at least one of,” “one of,” and “selected from,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list. Further, the use of “may” when describing embodiments of the present invention refers to “one or more embodiments of the present invention.”

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below:

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Formula 1 will be described in more detail below.

A may be a 6-membered to 10-membered cyclic group, and

X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄may each independently be selected from N, S, and O.

L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄, L₅, and L₆may be non-bonds, or may each independently be selected from a single bond and —C(R₇)(R₈)—.

u1, u2, u3, and u4 may or may not be non-bonds. For example, u1, u2, u3, and u4 may respectively be non-bonds when neighboring X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄are each S or O, and u1, u2, u3, and u4 may respectively be non-bonds when neighboring X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄are each N.

As used herein, the term “non-bond” refers to an absence of a chemical bond.

For example, when X₁is N, a valence of N is 3. Therefore, X₁may have three single bonds, and u1 may be a single bond connecting X₁to Ar₁. When X₁is O, a valence of O is 2. Therefore, X₁may have two single bonds. However, since X₁is already linked to A and Ar₆, u1 may not connect X₁to Ar₁and in this case, u1 is a non-bond.

R₇and R₈may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a C₁-C₃alkyl group, or a C₆-C₁₀aryl group.

At least one substituent of the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

In one or more embodiments, A may be a benzene group or a cyclohexane group.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₁, Ar₂, Ar₃, Ar₄, Ar₅, and Ar₆may each independently be a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, and substituents thereof may be understood by referring to corresponding description provided herein.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₁, Ar₂, Ar₃, Ar₄, Ar₅, and Ar₆may each independently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, and a pentacenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group, wherein substituents of Ar₁, Ar₂, Ar₃, Ar₄, Ar₅, and Ar₆may each independently be substituted with at least one selected from a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a silolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group.

In one or more embodiments, the heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 1 may be represented by Formula 2 below:

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In Formula 2,

A, X₁, X₂, X₃, X₄, L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄, L₅, L₆, u1, u2, u3, and u4 may be understood by referring to corresponding descriptions thereof provided in Formula 1.

R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, and R₆may each independently be selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂), and —S(═O)₂(Q₁)(Q₂),

Q₁to Q₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group, and

at least one substituent of the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be the same as defined in connection with Formula 1.

In Formula 2, a1 to a6 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 2.

In one or more embodiments, A may be a benzene group or a cyclohexane group.

In one or more embodiments, at least three selected from L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄, L₅, and L₆may not be non-bonds. For example, L₁, L₂, and L₃may be non-bonds, and L₄, L₅, and L₆may each independently be —CH₂— or a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄may each be N, and L₁, L₂, L₃, L₄, L₅, and L₆may each independently be —CH₂— or a single bond. In one or more embodiments, X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄may each be N, L₁, L₂, and L₃may be nonbonds, and L₄, L₅, and L₆may each independently be —CH₂— or a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, X₁, X₂, X₃, and X₄may each be O or S. In this case, u1, u2, u3, and u4 may be non-bonds.

In one or more embodiments, X₁and X₂may each be O or S, and X₃and X₄may each be N. In this case, u1 and u2 may be non-bonds.

In one or more embodiments, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, and R₆may each independently be selected from:

deuterium, —F, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, and a nitro group;

a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, and a nitro group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group; and

—Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), and —B(Q₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁to Q₃may each independently be a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group or a C₆-C₂₀aryl group.

In one or more embodiments, the heterocyclic compound represented by Formula 2 may be represented by one of Formulae 2A(1) to 2A(3), 2B(1) to 2B(3), and 2C(1) to 2C(3) below:

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In Formulae 2C(1) to 2C(3), X may be O or S.

In Formulae 2A(1) to 2A(3), 2B(1) to 2B(3), and 2C(1) to 2C(3),

R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, and R₆may each independently be selected from:

a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, and a carbazolyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl group; and

—Si(C₂₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), and —B(C₂₁)(Q₂), and

Q₁to Q₃may each independently be a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group or a C₆-C₂₀aryl group.

In one or more embodiments, R₁, R₂, R₃, R₄, R₅, and R₆may each independently be selected from: a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, and a tert-butyl group; and

a phenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, and a triazinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one selected from a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, a phenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, and a triazinyl group.

In one or more embodiments, a1 to a6 may each independently be 0 or 1.

For example, the heterocyclic compound may be selected from Compounds TD-1 to TD-42 below:

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The heterocyclic compound according to embodiments of the present disclosure has a wide gap between highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy, and thus a difference (ΔE_ST) between a triplet energy level (T₁) and a single energy level (S₁) is reduced. Therefore, the heterocyclic compound may be used as a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) material. In addition, since the heterocyclic compound has a small Stoke's shift value, a photoluminescence wavelength range may be narrowed, and a clear color of a desired wavelength may be obtained. Although not intended to be limited to a theory, it is considered that this is because the expansion of the photoluminescence wavelength range caused by the vibration of the substituent is limited.

At least one heterocyclic compound of Formula 1 may be used between a pair of electrodes of an organic light-emitting device. For example, the heterocyclic compound may be included in at least one layer selected from a hole transport region, an electron transport region, and an emission layer. In one or more embodiments the heterocyclic compound of Formula 1 may be used as a material for a capping layer located outside a pair of electrodes of an organic light-emitting device.

One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide an organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer that is disposed (positioned) between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes at least one heterocyclic compound of Formula 1 described above.

The expression “(an organic layer) includes at least one heterocyclic compound of Formula 1” as used herein may include a case in which “(an organic layer) includes one or more identical heterocyclic compounds represented by Formula 1” and a case in which “(an organic layer) includes two or more different heterocyclic compounds represented by Formula 1”.

For example, the organic layer may include, as the heterocyclic compound, only Compound 1. In this regard, Compound 1 may exist (e.g., may be included) only in the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device. In one or more embodiments, the organic layer may include, as the heterocyclic compound, Compound 1 and Compound 2. In this regard, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may exist in an identical (same) layer (for example, Compound 1 and Compound 2 may both exist in an emission layer), or different layers (for example, Compound 1 may exist in an emission layer and Compound 2 may exist in a hole transport layer).

In one or more embodiments, the first electrode may be an anode, the second electrode may be a cathode, and the organic layer may further include a hole transport region disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode.

The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or any combination thereof, and the electron transport region may include a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

In one or more embodiments, the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may include the heterocyclic compound according to the present embodiments.

In one or more embodiments, the heterocyclic compound included in the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may be a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitter, and in this regard, the emission layer may emit delayed fluorescence.

In one or more embodiments, the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may include a host and a dopant, and the host may include the heterocyclic compound. The dopant may include a phosphorescent dopant or a fluorescent dopant.

In one or more embodiments, the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may include (e.g., may consist of) the heterocyclic compound, and/or may further include a host. Here, an amount of the heterocyclic compound may be in a range of about 0.1 parts by weight to about 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the emission layer.

The host(s) included in the emission layer may include at least one selected from an anthracene-based compound, a pyrene-based compound, a spiro-bifluorene-based compound, a carbazole-based compound, a benzimidazole-based compound, and a phosphine oxide-based compound.

In one or more embodiments, the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may include the heterocyclic compound, and accordingly, may emit blue light having a maximum emission wavelength of about 440 nm or more and about 470 nm or less. Here, by adjusting the substituents of the heterocyclic compound, the emission layer of the organic light-emitting device may emit green light and red light.

In one or more embodiments, the hole transport region of the organic light-emitting device may include a p-dopant having a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level of about −3.5 eV or less.

In one or more embodiments, the electron transport region of the organic light-emitting device may include at least one selected from a phosphine oxide-based compound and a benzimidazole-based compound.

In one or more embodiments, the electron transport region of the organic light-emitting device may further include an electron injection layer including an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth-metal compound, a rare earth metal compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or any combinations thereof.

The term “organic layer” used herein refers to a single layer and/or a plurality of layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. A material included in the “organic layer” is not limited to an organic material.

Description of FIG. 1

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 10 includes a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, and a second electrode 190.

Hereinafter, the structure of the organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting device 10 will be described in connection with FIG. 1.

First Electrode 110

In FIG. 1, a substrate may be additionally disposed under the first electrode 110 or above the second electrode 190. The substrate may be a glass substrate and/or a plastic substrate, each having excellent (suitable) mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and/or water resistance.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by depositing or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode 110 on the substrate. When the first electrode 110 is an anode, the material for forming the first electrode 110 may be selected from materials with a high work function to facilitate hole injection.

The first electrode 110 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-reflective electrode, or a transmissive electrode. When the first electrode 110 is a transmissive electrode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may be selected from indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), zinc oxide (ZnO), and any combinations thereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In one or more embodiments, when the first electrode 110 is a semi-transmissive electrode or a reflective electrode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may be selected from magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), and any combinations thereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The first electrode 110 may have a single-layered structure, or a multi-layered structure including two or more layers. For example, the first electrode 110 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but the structure of the first electrode 110 is not limited thereto.

Organic Layer 150

The organic layer 150 is disposed on the first electrode 110. The organic layer 150 may include an emission layer.

The organic layer 150 may further include a hole transport region between the first electrode 110 and the emission layer and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode 190.

Hole Transport Region in Organic Layer 150

The hole transport region may have i) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The hole transport region may include at least one layer selected from a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, and an electron blocking layer.

For example, the hole transport region may have a single-layered structure including a single layer including a plurality of different materials, or a multi-layered structure having a hole injection layer/hole transport layer structure, a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole injection layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer structure, wherein for each structure, constituting layers are sequentially stacked from the first electrode 110 in this stated order, but the structure of the hole transport region is not limited thereto.

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB (NPD), β-NPB, TPD, spiro-TPD, spiro-NPB, methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), CzSi, TCTA, a compound represented by Formula 201 below, and a compound represented by Formula 202 below:

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In Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₄may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

L₂₀₅may be selected from *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—N(Q₂₀₁)-*′, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₂₀alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xa1 to xa4 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 3,

xa5 may be an integer from 1 to 10, and

R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄and Q₂₀₁may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

For example, in Formula 202, R₂₀₁and R₂₀₂may optionally be linked to each other via a single bond, a dimethyl-methylene group, and/or a diphenyl-methylene group, and R₂₀₃and R₂₀₄may optionally be linked to each other via a single bond, a dimethyl-methylene group, and/or a diphenyl-methylene group.

In one or more embodiments, in Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₅may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, a heptalenylene group, an indacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a dibenzofluorenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a picenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylene group, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a rubicenylene group, a coronenylene group, an ovalenylene group, a thiophenylene group, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group, an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, a benzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzosilolylene group, and a pyridinylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂); and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, xa1 to xa4 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2.

In one or more embodiments, xa5 may be 1, 2, 3, or 4.

In one or more embodiments, R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄and Q₂₀₁may each independently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and a pyridinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃are the same as described above.

In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from R₂₀₁to R₂₀₃in Formula 201 may each independently be selected from:

a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 202, i) R₂₀₁and R₂₀₂may be linked to each other via a single bond, and/or ii) R₂₀₃and R₂₀₄may be linked to each other via a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄in Formula 202 may be selected from:

a carbazolyl group; and

a carbazolyl group substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A below:

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In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A(1) below, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A-1 below, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be represented by Formula 202A below:

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In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be represented by Formula 202A-1 below:

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In Formulae 201A, 201A(1), 201A-1, 202A, and 202A-1,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₃, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R₂₀₂to R₂₀₄are the same as described above,

R₂₁₁and R₂₁₂may be understood by referring to the description provided herein in connection with R₂₀₃, and

R₂₁₃to R₂₁₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a phenyl group substituted with a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a phenyl group substituted with —F, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a heptalenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

The hole transport region may include at least one compound selected from Compounds HT1 to HT39, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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A thickness of the hole transport region may be from about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 3,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes at least one selected from a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, a thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 9,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and a thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within any of these ranges, satisfactory (or suitable) hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The emission auxiliary layer may increase light-emission efficiency by compensating for an optical resonance distance according to the wavelength of light emitted by an emission layer, and the electron blocking layer may block or reduce the flow of electrons from an electron transport region. The emission auxiliary layer and the electron blocking layer may each independently include any of the materials as described above.

p-Dopant

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties. The charge-generation material may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transport region.

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant.

In one or more embodiments, the p-dopant may have a LUMO energy level of about −3.5 eV or less.

The p-dopant may include at least one selected from a quinone derivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, the p-dopant may include at least one selected from:

a quinone derivative, such as tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and/or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ);

a metal oxide, such as tungsten oxide and/or molybdenum oxide;

1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile (HAT-CN); and

a compound represented by Formula 221 below,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formula 221,

R₂₂₁to R₂₂₃may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, wherein at least one selected from R₂₂₁to R₂₂₃may have at least one substituent selected from a cyano group, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group substituted with —F, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group substituted with —Cl, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group substituted with —Br, and a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group substituted with —I.

Emission Layer in Organic Layer 150

When the organic light-emitting device 10 is a full-color organic light-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, or a blue emission layer, according to a sub-pixel. In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may have a stacked structure of two or more layers selected from a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer, in which the two or more layers contact each other or are separated from each other. In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may include two or more materials selected from a red light-emitting material, a green light-emitting material, and a blue light-emitting material, in which the two or more materials are mixed with each other in a single layer to emit white light.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness of the emission layer is within this range, excellent (suitable) light-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Host in Emission Layer

In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 301 below:

[Ar₃₀₁]_xb11-[(L₃₀₁)_xb1-R₃₀₁]_xb21 Formula 301

In Formula 301,

Ar₃₀₁may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

xb11 may be 0, 1, 2, or 3,

L₃₀₁may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xb1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

R₃₀₁may be selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃), —N(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂), —B(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂),

xb21 may be an integer from 1 to 5, and

Q₃₀₁to Q₃₀₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₃₀₁in Formula 301 may be selected from:

a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group,

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In Formula 301, when xb11 is 2 or more, two or more Ar₃₀₁(s) may be linked via a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 301 may be represented by Formula 301-1 or Formula 301-2:

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In Formulae 301-1 to 301-2,

ring A₃₀₁to ring A₃₀₄may each independently be selected from a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a phenanthrene ring, a fluoranthene ring, a triphenylene ring, a pyrene ring, a chrysene ring, a pyridine ring, a pyrimidine ring, an indene ring, a fluorene ring, a spiro-bifluorene ring, a benzofluorene ring, a dibenzofluorene ring, an indole ring, a carbazole ring, a benzocarbazole ring, a dibenzocarbazole ring, a furan ring, a benzofuran ring, a dibenzofuran ring, a naphthofuran ring, a benzonaphthofuran ring, a dinaphthofuran ring, a thiophene ring, a benzothiophene ring, a dibenzothiophene ring, a naphthothiophene ring, a benzonaphthothiophene ring, and a dinaphthothiophene ring,

X₃₀₁may be O, S, or N-[(L₃₀₄)_xb4-R₃₀₄],

R₃₁₁to R₃₁₄may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂),

xb22 and xb23 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2,

L₃₀₁, xb1, R₃₀₁, and Q₃₁to Q₃₃are the same as described above,

L₃₀₂to L₃₀₄may each independently be the same as defined in connection with L₃₀₁,

xb2 to xb4 may each independently be the same as defined in connection with xb1, and

R₃₀₂to R₃₀₄may each independently be the same as defined in connection with R₃₀₁.

For example, in Formulae 301, 301-1, and 301-2, L₃₀₁to L₃₀₄may each independently be selected from:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a dibenzofluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a perylenylene group, a pentaphenylene group, a hexacenylene group, a pentacenylene group, a thiophenylene group, a furanylene group, a carbazolylene group, an indolylene group, an isoindolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, a benzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzosilolylene group, a pyridinylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, an oxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, an oxadiazolylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, a triazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, an isoquinolinylene group, a benzoquinolinylene group, a phthalazinylene group, a naphthyridinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, a quinazolinylene group, a cinnolinylene group, a phenanthridinylene group, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, a phenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, an isobenzothiazolylene group, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, a triazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group, an imidazopyrimidinylene group, and an azacarbazolylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃are the same as described above.

In one or more embodiments, R₃₀₁to R₃₀₄in Formulae 301, 301-1, and 301-2 may each independently be selected from:

a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, and an azacarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a carbazolyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a pyridinyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃are the same as described above.

In one or more embodiments, the host may include an alkaline earth-metal complex. For example, the host may be selected from a Be complex (for example, Compound H55 shown below), a Mg complex, and a Zn complex.

In one or more embodiments, the host may include at least one selected from 9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN), 2-methyl-9,10-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene (MADN), 9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)-2-t-butyl-anthracene (TBADN), 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 1,3-di-9-carbazolylbenzene (mCP), 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene (TCP), and Compounds H1 to H55 below, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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Phosphorescent Dopant Included in Emission Layer in Organic Layer 150

The emission layer may further include a phosphorescent dopant. The phosphorescent dopant may include an organometallic complex represented by Formula 401 below:

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In Formulae 401 and 402,

M may be selected from iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), rhodium (Rh), and thulium (Tm),

L₄₀₁may be selected from ligands represented by Formula 402, and xc1 may be 1, 2, or 3, wherein, when xc1 is two or more, two or more L₄₀₁(s) may be identical to or different from each other,

L₄₀₂may be an organic ligand, and xc2 may be an integer from 0 to 4, wherein, when xc2 is two or more, two or more L₄₀₂(s) may be identical to or different from each other,

X₄₀₁to X₄₀₄may each independently be nitrogen or carbon,

X₄₀₁and X₄₀₃may be linked via a single bond or a double bond, and X₄₀₂and X₄₀₄may be linked via a single bond or a double bond,

A₄₀₁and A₄₀₂may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

X₄₀₅may be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—N(Q₄₁₁)-*′, *—C(Q₄₁₁)(Q₄₁₂)-*′, *—C(Q₄₁₁)═C(Q₄₁₂)-′, *—C(Q₄₁₁)=*′, or *═C(Q₄₁₁)=*′, wherein Q₄₁₁and Q₄₁₂may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a naphthyl group,

X₄₀₆may be a single bond, O, or S,

R₄₀₁and R₄₀₂may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃), —N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), wherein Q₄₀₁to Q₄₀₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a C₆-C₂₀aryl group, and a C₁-C₂₀heteroaryl group,

xc11 and xc12 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 10, and

* and *′ in Formula 402 each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 401.

In one or more embodiments, A₄₀₁and A₄₀₂in Formula 402 may each independently be selected from a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, an indene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a carbazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, an isobenzothiophene group, a benzoxazole group, an isobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazine group, a dibenzofuran group, and a dibenzothiophene group.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 402, i) X₄₀₁may be nitrogen, and X₄₀₂may be carbon, or ii) X₄₀₁and X₄₀₂may both be nitrogen at the same time.

In one or more embodiments, R₄₀₁and R₄₀₂in Formula 402 may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group and a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantly group, a norbornanyl group, and a norbornenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantly group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantly group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantly group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group; and

—Si(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂)(Q₄₀₃), —N(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —B(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), —C(═O)(Q₄₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₄₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₄₀₁)(Q₄₀₂), and

Q₄₀₁to Q₄₀₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, and a naphthyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, in Formula 401, when xc1 is 2 or more, two A₄₀₁(s) in two or more L₄₀₁(s) may optionally be linked to each other via X₄₀₇, which is a linking group, or when xc is 2 or more, two A₄₀₂(s) may optionally be linked to each other via, X₄₀₈, which is a linking group (see e.g., Compounds PD1 to PD4 and PD7). X₄₀₇and X₄₀₈may each independently be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—N(Q₄₁₃)-*′, *—C(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄)-*′, or *—C(Q₄₁₃)═C(Q₄₁₄)-*′ (wherein Q₄₁₃and Q₄₁₄may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a naphthyl group), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

L₄₀₂in Formula 401 may be a monovalent, divalent, or trivalent organic ligand. For example, L₄₀₂may be halogen, diketone (for example, acetylacetonate), carboxylic acid (for example, picolinate), —C(═O), isonitrile, —CN, and a phosphorus-containing material (for example, phosphine and/or phosphite), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

In one or more embodiments, the phosphorescent dopant may be, for example, selected from Compounds PD1 to PD25, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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[Fluorescent Dopant in Emission Layer

The fluorescent dopant may include a compound represented by Formula 1.

The fluorescent dopant may include an arylamine compound and/or a styrylamine compound.

The fluorescent dopant may include a compound represented by Formula 501 below:

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In Formula 501,

Ar₅₀₁may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

L₅₀₁to L₅₀₃may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group,

xd1 to xd3 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 3,

R₅₀₁and R₅₀₂may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and

xd4 may be an integer from 1 to 6.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₅₀₁in Formula 501 may be selected from:

a naphthalene group, a heptalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, and an indenophenanthrene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, L₅₀₁to L₅₀₃in Formula 501 may each independently be selected from:

In one or more embodiments, R₅₀₁and R₅₀₂in Formula 501 may each independently be selected from:

Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, xd4 in Formula 501 may be 2, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the fluorescent dopant may be selected from Compounds FD1 to FD22:

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In one or more embodiments, the fluorescent dopant may be selected from the following compounds, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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Electron Transport Region in Organic Layer 150

The electron transport region may have i) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron transport region may include at least one selected from a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the electron transport region may have an electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, an electron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, wherein for each structure, constituting layers are sequentially stacked from an emission layer. However, embodiments of the structure of the electron transport region are not limited thereto.

The electron transport region (for example, a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, and/or an electron transport layer in the electron transport region) may include a metal-free compound containing at least one π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring.

The “π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring” may refer to a C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group having at least one *—N═*′ moiety as a ring-forming moiety.

For example, the “π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring” may be i) a 5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic group having at least one *—N═*′ moiety, ii) a heteropolycyclic group in which two or more 5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic groups each having at least one *—N═*′ moiety are condensed with each other, or iii) a heteropolycyclic group in which at least one of 5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic groups, each having at least one *—N═*′ moiety, is condensed with at least one C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group.

Examples of the π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring include an imidazole, a pyrazole, a thiazole, an isothiazole, an oxazole, an isoxazole, a pyridine, a pyrazine, a pyrimidine, a pyridazine, an indazole, a purine, a quinoline, an isoquinoline, a benzoquinoline, a phthalazine, a naphthyridine, a quinoxaline, a quinazoline, a cinnoline, a phenanthridine, an acridine, a phenanthroline, a phenazine, a benzimidazole, an isobenzothiazole, a benzoxazole, an isobenzoxazole, a triazole, a tetrazole, an oxadiazole, a triazine, a thiadiazole, an imidazopyridine, an imidazopyrimidine, and an azacarbazole, but are not limited thereto.

For example, the electron transport region may include a compound represented by Formula 601 below:

[Ar₆₀₁]_xe11-[(L₆₀₁)_xe1-R₆₀₁]_xe21 Formula 601

In Formula 601,

Ar₆₀₁may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

xe11 may be 1, 2, or 3,

L₆₀₁may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group;

xe1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

R₆₀₁may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂)(Q₆₀₃), —C(═O)(Q₆₀₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁), and —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂),

Q₆₀₁to Q₆₀₃may each independently be a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, or a naphthyl group, and

xe21 may be an integer from 1 to 5.

In one or more embodiments, at least one of Ar₆₀₁(s) in the number of xe11 and R₆₀₁(s) in the number of xe21 may include the π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₆₀₁in Formula 601 may be selected from:

a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, an indenoanthracene group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, a carbazole group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyridazine group, an indazole group, a purine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a cinnoline group, a phenanthridine group, an acridine group, a phenanthroline group, a phenazine group, a benzimidazole group, an isobenzothiazole group, a benzoxazole group, an isobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazine group, a thiadiazole group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, and an azacarbazole group; and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

When xe11 in Formula 601 is 2 or more, two or more Ar₆₀₁(s) may be linked via a single bond.

In one or more embodiments, Ar₆₀₁in Formula 601 may be an anthracene group.

In one or more embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 601 may be represented by Formula 601-1 below:

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In Formula 601-1,

X₆₁₄may be N or C(R₆₁₄), X₆₁₅may be N or C(R₆₁₅), X₆₁₆may be N or C(R₆₁₆), and at least one selected from X₆₁₄to X₆₁₆may be N,

L₆₁₁to L₆₁₃may each independently be the same as defined in connection with L₆₀₁,

xe611 to xe613 may each independently be the same as defined in connection with xe1,

R₆₁₁to R₆₁₃may each independently be the same as defined in connection with R₆₀₁, and

R₆₁₄to R₆₁₆may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, and a naphthyl group.

In one or more embodiments, L₆₀₁and L₆₁₁to L₆₁₃in Formulae 601 and 601-1 may each independently be selected from:

but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one or more embodiments, xe1 and xe611 to xe613 in Formulae 601 and 601-1 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2.

In one or more embodiments, R₆₀₁and R₆₁₁to R₆₁₃in Formula 601 and 601-1 may each independently be selected from:

—S(═O)₂(Q₆₀₁) and —P(═O)(Q₆₀₁)(Q₆₀₂), and

Q₆₀₁and Q₆₀₂are the same as described above.

The electron transport region may include at least one compound selected from Compounds ET1 to ET36, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In one or more embodiments, the electron transport region may include at least one compound selected from 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen), Alq₃, BAlq, 3-(biphenyl-4-yl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole (TAZ), and NTAZ:

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A thickness of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, or the electron control layer may each independently be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When the thicknesses of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, and/or the electron control layer are within these ranges, the electron transport region may have excellent (suitable) hole blocking characteristics and/or electron control characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

A thickness of the electron transport layer may be from about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness of the electron transport layer is within the range described above, the electron transport layer may have satisfactory (suitable) electron transport characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region (for example, the electron transport layer in the electron transport region) may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include at least one selected from alkali metal complex and alkaline earth-metal complex. The alkali metal complex may include a metal ion selected from a Li ion, a Na ion, a K ion, a Rb ion, and a Cs ion, and the alkaline earth-metal complex may include a metal ion selected from a Be ion, a Mg ion, a Ca ion, a Sr ion, and a Ba ion. A ligand coordinated with the metal ion of the alkali metal complex or the alkaline earth-metal complex may each independently be selected from a hydroxy quinoline, a hydroxy isoquinoline, a hydroxy benzoquinoline, a hydroxy acridine, a hydroxy phenanthridine, a hydroxy phenyloxazole, a hydroxy phenylthiazole, a hydroxy diphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxy diphenylthiadiazole, a hydroxy phenylpyridine, a hydroxy phenylbenzimidazole, a hydroxy phenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, and a cyclopentadiene, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the metal-containing material may include a Li complex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (lithium quinolate, LiQ) and/or Compound ET-D2:

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The electron transport region may include an electron injection layer that facilitates electron injection from the second electrode 190. The electron injection layer may directly contact the second electrode 190.

The electron injection layer may have i) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a single layer including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure having a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron injection layer may include an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth-metal compound, a rare earth metal compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or any combination thereof.

The alkali metal may be selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs. In one or more embodiments, the alkali metal may be Li, Na, or Cs. In one or more embodiments, the alkali metal may be Li or Cs, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkaline earth metal may be selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba.

The rare earth metal may be selected from Sc, Y, Ce, Tb, Yb, and Gd.

The alkali metal compound, the alkaline earth-metal compound, and the rare earth metal compound may each independently be selected from oxides and halides (for example, fluorides, chlorides, bromides, and/or iodides) of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth-metal, and the rare earth metal, respectively.

The alkali metal compound may be selected from alkali metal oxides (such as Li₂O, Cs₂O, and/or K₂O), and alkali metal halides (such as LiF, NaF, CsF, KF, LiI, NaI, CsI, and/or KI). In one or more embodiments, the alkali metal compound may be selected from LiF, Li₂O, NaF, LiI, NaI, CsI, and KI, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkaline earth-metal compound may be selected from alkaline earth-metal oxides (such as BaO, SrO, CaO, Ba_xSr_1-xO (wherein 0<x<1), and/or Ba_xCa_1-xO (wherein 0<x<1)). In one or more embodiments, the alkaline earth-metal compound may be selected from BaO, SrO, and CaO, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The rare earth metal compound may be selected from YbF₃, ScF₃, Sc₂O₃, Y₂O₃, Ce₂O₃, GdF₃, and TbF₃. In one or more embodiments, the rare earth metal compound may be selected from YbF₃, ScF₃, TbF₃, YbI₃, ScI₃, and TbI₃, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, and the rare earth metal complex may include an ion of alkali metal, alkaline earth-metal, and rare earth metal, respectively, as described above, and a ligand coordinated with a metal ion of the alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, or the rare earth metal complex may be selected from hydroxy quinoline, hydroxy isoquinoline, hydroxy benzoquinoline, hydroxy acridine, hydroxy phenanthridine, hydroxy phenyloxazole, hydroxy phenylthiazole, hydroxy diphenyloxadiazole, hydroxy diphenylthiadiazole, hydroxy phenylpyridine, hydroxy phenylbenzimidazole, hydroxy phenylbenzothiazole, bipyridine, phenanthroline, and cyclopentadiene, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The electron injection layer may include (e.g., may consist of) an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth-metal compound, a rare earth metal compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth-metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or any combination thereof, as described above. In one or more embodiments, the electron injection layer may further include an organic material. When the electron injection layer further includes an organic material, the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal, the rare earth metal, the alkali metal compound, the alkaline earth-metal compound, the rare earth metal compound, the alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, the rare earth metal complex, or any combination thereof may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in a matrix including the organic material.

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When a thickness of the electron injection layer is within any of these ranges, satisfactory (suitable) electron injection characteristics may be obtained without substantial increase in driving voltage.

Second Electrode 190

The second electrode 190 may be disposed (positioned) on the organic layer 150 having the structure according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The second electrode 190 may be a cathode (which is an electron injection electrode), and in this regard, a material for forming the second electrode 190 may be selected from a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and combinations thereof, which have a relatively low work function.

The second electrode 190 may include at least one selected from lithium (Li), silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), ITO, and IZO, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. The second electrode 190 may be a transmissive electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a reflective electrode.

The second electrode 190 may have a single-layered structure, or a multi-layered structure including two or more layers.

Description of FIGS. 2 to 4

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 20 according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 20 includes a first capping layer 210, the first electrode 110, the organic layer 150, and the second electrode 190, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 30 according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 30 includes the first electrode 110, the organic layer 150, the second electrode 190, and a second capping layer 220, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order. FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 40 according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 40 includes the first capping layer 210, the first electrode 110, the organic layer 150, the second electrode 190, and the second capping layer 220, which are sequentially stacked in this stated order.

Regarding FIGS. 2 to 4, the first electrode 110, the organic layer 150, and the second electrode 190 may be understood by referring to the descriptions thereof presented in connection with FIG. 1.

In the organic layer 150 of each of the organic light-emitting devices 20 and 40, light generated in an emission layer may pass through the first electrode 110 and the first capping layer 210 toward the outside, wherein the first electrode 110 may be a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode. In the organic layer 150 of each of the organic light-emitting devices 30 and 40, light generated in an emission layer may pass through the second electrode 190 and the second capping layer 220 toward the outside, wherein the second electrode 190 may be a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode.

The first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may increase external luminescence efficiency according to the principle of constructive interference.

The first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently be an organic capping layer including an organic material, an inorganic capping layer including an inorganic material, or a composite capping layer including an organic material and an inorganic material.

At least one selected from the first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently include at least one material selected from carbocyclic compounds, heterocyclic compounds, amine-based compounds, porphyrine derivatives, phthalocyanine derivatives, a naphthalocyanine derivatives, alkali metal complexes, and alkaline earth-based complexes. The carbocyclic compound, the heterocyclic compound, and the amine-based compound may each independently be optionally substituted with a substituent containing at least one element selected from O, N, S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, and I. In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from the first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently include an amine-based compound.

In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from the first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently include the compound represented by Formula 201 or the compound represented by Formula 202.

In one or more embodiments, at least one selected from the first capping layer 210 and the second capping layer 220 may each independently include a compound selected from Compounds HT28 to HT33 and Compounds CP1 to CP5, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment has been described in connection with FIGS. 1 to 4, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and layers constituting the electron transport region may each independently be formed in a certain region by using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging.

When layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed by vacuum deposition, the deposition may be performed at a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum degree of about 10⁻⁸torr to about 10⁻³torr, and a deposition speed of about 0.01 Å/sec to about 100 Å/sec by taking into account a material to be included in a layer to be formed, and the structure of a layer to be formed.

When layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed by spin coating, the spin coating may be performed at a coating speed of about 2,000 rpm to about 5,000 rpm and at a heat treatment temperature of about 80° C. to 200° C. by taking into account a material to be included in a layer to be formed, and the structure of a layer to be formed.

Apparatus

The organic light-emitting device may be included in various suitable apparatuses. For example, a light-emitting apparatus, an authentication apparatus, and/or an electronic apparatus, which includes the organic light-emitting device, may be provided.

The light-emitting apparatus may further include, in addition to the organic light-emitting device, a thin film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode. One of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin film transistor may be in electrical contact with one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the organic light-emitting device. The light-emitting apparatus may be used for various suitable purposes such as displays, light sources, and/or the like.

The authentication apparatus may be, for example, a biometric authentication apparatus for authenticating an individual by using biometric information of a biometric body (for example, a finger tip, a pupil, and/or the like).

The authentication apparatus may further include, in addition to the organic light-emitting device, a biometric information collector.

The electronic apparatus may be applied to personal computers (for example, a mobile personal computer), mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic organizers, electronic dictionaries, electronic game machines, medical instruments (for example, electronic thermometers, sphygmomanometers, blood glucose meters, pulse measurement devices, pulse wave measurement devices, electrocardiogram (ECG) displays, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, and/or endoscope displays), fish finders, various measuring instruments, meters (for example, meters for a vehicle, an aircraft, and/or a vessel), projectors, and/or the like, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

General Definition of Substituents

The term “C₁-C₆₀alkyl group” as used herein may refer to a linear or branched aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an isoamyl group, and a hexyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀alkylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group” as used herein may refer to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond at one or more positions along the hydrocarbon chain of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group (e.g., in the middle and/or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀alkenylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group” as used herein may refer to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond at one or more positions along the hydrocarbon chain of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group (e.g., in the middle and/or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include an ethynyl group and a propynyl group. The term “C₂-C₆₀alkynylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁(wherein A₁₀₁is the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and an isopropyloxy group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon monocyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a cycloheptyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent monocyclic group having at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms as the remaining ring-forming atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof include a 1,2,3,4-oxatriazolidinyl group, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group” used herein may refer to a monovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 ring-forming carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and no aromaticity, and non-limiting examples thereof include a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and a cycloheptenyl group. The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent monocyclic group that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, 1 to 10 carbon atoms as the remaining ring-forming atoms, and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its ring. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group include a 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3,4-oxatriazolyl group, a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group, and a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀aryl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 ring-forming carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₆-C₆₀aryl group include a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a pyrenyl group, and a chrysenyl group. The term “C₆-C₆₀arylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₆-C₆₀aryl group. When the C₆-C₆₀aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀arylene group each independently include two or more rings, the respective rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, in addition to 1 to 60 carbon atoms as the remaining ring-forming atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group include a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, and an isoquinolinyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group. When the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group each independently include two or more rings, the respective rings may be condensed (fused) with each other.

The term “C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group” used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₂(wherein A₁₀₂is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group), and a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —SA₁₀₃(wherein A₁₀₃is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group).

The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroaryloxy group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₄(wherein A₁₀₄is the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group), and a C₁-C₆₀heteroarylthio group used herein may refer to a monovalent group represented by —SA₁₀₅(wherein A₁₀₅is the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group).

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having two or more rings condensed (fused) with each other, only carbon atoms (for example, having 8 to 60 carbon atoms) as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. A non-limiting example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group is a fluorenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein may refer to a monovalent group having two or more rings condensed (fused) to each other, at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and carbon atoms (for example, 1 to 60 carbon atoms) as the remaining ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. A non-limiting example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is a carbazolyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein may refer to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The term “C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group” as used herein may refer to a monocyclic or polycyclic group having 5 to 60 carbon atoms in which ring-forming atoms are carbon atoms only. The term “C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group” as used herein may refer to an aromatic carbocyclic group or a non-aromatic carbocyclic group. The C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group may be a ring (such as benzene), a monovalent group (such as a phenyl group), or a divalent group (such as a phenylene group). In one or more embodiments, depending on the number of substituents connected to the C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, the C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group may be a trivalent group or a quadrivalent group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group” as used herein may refer to a group having the same structure as the C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, except that as a ring-forming atom, at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S is used in addition to carbon atoms (e.g., the number of carbon atoms may be in a range of 1 to 60).

In the present specification, at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, the substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, the substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, the substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, the substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryloxy group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylthio group, the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

deuterium, —F, —Br, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group;

a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Br, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amidino group, a hydrazino group, a hydrazono group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(C₂₁₁)(C₂₁₂)(Q₁₃), —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —B(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —C(═O)(Q₁₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂);

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —C(═O)(Q₃₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₃₁), and —P(═O)(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

The term “Ph” as used herein may refer to a phenyl group, the term “Me” as used herein may refer to a methyl group, the term “Et” as used herein may refer to an ethyl group, the term “ter-Bu” or “But” as used herein may refer to a tert-butyl group, and the term “OMe” as used herein may refer to a methoxy group. “D” may refer to deuterium.

The term “biphenyl group” as used herein may refer to “a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group.” For example, the “biphenyl group” may be a substituted phenyl group having a C₆-C₆₀aryl group as a substituent.

The term “terphenyl group” as used herein may refer to “a phenyl group substituted with a biphenyl group.” For example, the “terphenyl group” may be a phenyl group having, as a substituent, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group substituted with a C₆-C₆₀aryl group.

* and *′ as used herein, unless defined otherwise, each refer to a binding site to a neighboring atom in a corresponding formula.

Hereinafter, a compound according to embodiments and an organic light-emitting device according to embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to Synthesis Examples and Examples. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples may refer to that an identical molar equivalent of B being used in place of A.

SYNTHESIS EXAMPLES
Synthesis Example 1: Synthesis of Compound TD-1
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 1

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Pd(dba)₃(0.06 eq), (t-Bu)₃P (0.09 eq), t-BuONa (4.4 eq), and toluene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing intermediate reagent A (1 eq) and 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene (1.2 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using methylene chloride (MC) and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 1 (yield: 34.73%), and the mass was analyzed by high resolution mass spectrometer (HRMS).

C₄₈H₃₀N₄[M]+: calcd.: 662, found: 661.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 86.98; H, 4.56; N, 8.45.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-1

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BI₃(12 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 1 (1 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-1 (yield: 27.4%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₈H₂₄B₂N₄[M]+: calcd.: 678, found: 677.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 84.99; H, 3.57; B, 3.19; N, 8.26.

Synthesis Example 2: Synthesis of Compound TD-2
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 2

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Pd(dba)₃(0.06 eq), (t-Bu)₃P (0.09 eq), t-BuONa (4.4 eq), and toluene (0.1M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing intermediate reagent B (1 eq) and 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene (1.2 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 2 (yield: 25.3%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₂H₁₈N₁₄[M]+: calcd.: 578, found: 577.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 87.18; H, 3.14; N, 9.68.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-2

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BI₃(12 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 2 (1 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-2 (yield: 31.7%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₂H₁₂B₂N₄[M]+: calcd.: 594, found: 593.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 84.90; H, 2.04; B, 3.64; N, 9.43.

Synthesis Example 3: Synthesis of Compound TD-4
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 3

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Pd(dba)₃(0.06 eq), (t-Bu)₃P (0.09 eq), t-BuONa(4.4 eq), and toluene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing intermediate reagent C (1 eq) and 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene (1.2 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 3 (yield: 55.1%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₃₀N₄[M]+: calcd.: 626, found: 625.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 86.24; H, 4.82; N, 8.94.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-4

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BBr₃(6 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 3 (1 eq), and the reaction solution was stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-04 (yield: 41.2%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₂₄B₂N₄[M]+: calcd.: 642, found: 641.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 84.15; H, 3.77; B, 3.37; N, 8.72.

Synthesis Example 4: Synthesis of Compound TD-7
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 4

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Intermediate D and stoichiometric excess of CF₃SO₃H (trifluoromethanesulfonic acid) relative to intermediate D were added to a flask and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Then, water and pyridine (volume ratio of 8:1) were added thereto and stirred for 30 minutes under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 4 (yield: 41%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₂₉BN₂O₂[M]+: calcd.: 640, found: 639.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 84.38; H, 4.56; B, 1.69; N, 4.37; O, 5.00.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-7

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BBr₃(6 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 4 (1 eq) and stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-7 (yield: 55.7%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₂₆B₂N₂O₂[M]+: calcd.: 648, found: 647.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 83.37; H, 4.04; B, 3.33; N, 4.32; O, 4.94.

Synthesis Example 5: Synthesis of Compound TD-10
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 5

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Intermediate E and stoichiometric excess of CF₃SO₃H relative to intermediate E were added to a flask and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Then, water and pyridine (volume ratio of 8:1) were added thereto and stirred for 30 minutes under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 5 (yield: 45%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₂₉BN₂S₂[M]+: calcd.: 672, found: 671.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 80.35; H, 4.35; B, 1.61; N, 4.16; S, 9.53.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-10

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BBr₃(6 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 5 (1 eq) and stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-10 (yield: 49%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₄₅H₂₆B₂N₂S₂[M]+: calcd.: 680, found: 679.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 79.43; H, 3.85; B, 3.18; N, 4.12; S, 9.42.

Synthesis Example 6: Synthesis of Compound TD-31
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 6

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Intermediate F and stoichiometric excess of CF₃SO₃H relative to intermediate F were added to a flask and stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Then, water and pyridine (volume ratio of 8:1) were added thereto and stirred for 30 minutes under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 6 (yield: 51%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₆₉H₄₄N₆[M]+: calcd.: 956, found: 955.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 86.59; H, 4.63; N, 8.78.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-31

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BBr₃(6 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 6 (1 eq) and stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The obtained reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Compound TD-31 (yield: 39.1%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₆₉H₃₈B₂N₆[M]+: calcd.: 972, found: 971.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 85.20; H, 3.94; B, 2.22; N, 8.64.

Synthesis Example 7: Synthesis of Compound TD-40
(1) Synthesis of Intermediate 7

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Pd(dba)₃(0.06 eq), (t-Bu)₃P (0.09 eq), t-BuONa(4.4 eq), and toluene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing intermediate reagent G (1 eq) and 1,2,4,5-tetrabromobenzene (1.2 eq) and stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column chromatography to obtain Intermediate 7 (yield: 55.1%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₆₀H₃₉N₇[M]+: calcd.: 857, found: 856.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 83.99; H, 4.58; N, 11.43.

(2) Synthesis of Compound TD-40

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BBr₃(6 eq) and 1,2,-dichlorobenzene (0.1 M (1 eq) based on reagent) were added to a flask containing Intermediate 7 (1 eq) and stirred for 24 hours under reflux. The obtained reaction solution was cooled to room temperature, and the reaction product was extracted therefrom by using MC and washed with distilled water. The reaction product was dried by using MgSO₄and distilled under reduced pressure. Then, the residue obtained therefrom was separated by column to obtain Compound TD-40 (yield: 37.78%), and the mass was analyzed by HRMS.

C₆₀H₃₃B₂N₇[M]+: calcd.: 873, found: 872.

Elemental analysis calcd.: C, 82.49; H, 3.81; B, 2.47; N, 11.22.

Synthesis methods of compounds other than Compounds synthesized according to Synthesis Examples should be readily recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art by referring to the synthesis mechanisms and source materials described above.

Manufacture of Organic Light-Emitting Device

Example 1

A Corning (15 Ω/cm², 1,200 Å) ITO glass substrate was cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.5 mm, sonicated with isopropyl alcohol and pure water, each for 10 minutes, and then cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone for 10 minutes. Then, the ITO glass substrate was provided to a vacuum deposition apparatus.

NPB was vacuum-deposited on the ITO glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 40 Å, and mCP was vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 10 Å. mCBP and Compound TD-1 were co-deposited on the hole transport layer at a weight ratio of 85:15 to form an emission layer having a thickness of 200 Å. Then, ET1 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å. Al was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport layer to form an Al electrode having a thickness of 1,200 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

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Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-2 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Example 3

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-4 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Example 4

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-7 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Example 5

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-10 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Example 6

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-31 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Example 7

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Compound TD-40 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

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Comparative Example 1

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that BH1 was used instead of mCBP and BD1 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Comparative Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Comparative Example Compound 1 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Comparative Example 3

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Comparative Example Compound 2 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Comparative Example 4

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Comparative Example Compound 3 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

Comparative Example 5

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same (or substantially the same) manner as in Example 1, except that Comparative Example Compound 4 was used instead of Compound TD-1 in forming an emission layer.

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Evaluation Example

The driving voltage, current efficiency, and external quantum efficiency of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 5 were measured at a current density of 10 mA/cm²by using a current-voltage meter (Keithley SMU 236) and a luminance meter (PR650), and results thereof are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

External

Driving
Current
quantum

Compound for forming
voltage
efficiency
efficiency

emission layer
(V)
(cd/A/y)
(%)

Example 1
mCBP/TD-1
5.25
27.8
15.1

Example 2
mCBP/TD-2
5.44
25.2
13.7

Example 3
mCBP/TD-4
5.62
22.5
12.2

Example 4
mCBP/TD-7
5.7
23.6
16.5

Example 5
mCBP/TD-10
5.68
22.9
13.6

Example 6
mCBP/TD-31
5.1
26.1
16.1

Example 7
mCBP/TD-40
4.9
27
15.7

Comparative
BH1/BD1
5.25
4.84
2.99

Example 1

Comparative
Comparative Example
5.54
18.7
11.7

Example 2
Compound 1

Comparative
Comparative Example
5.8
16.4
10.5

Example 3
Compound 2

Comparative
Comparative Example
6.3
10.5
8.4

Example 4
Compound 3

Comparative
Comparative Example
6.2
15.7
9.7

Example 5
Compound 4

From the results shown in Table 1, it is confirmed that the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 7, in which the compounds according to one or more embodiments are used for the emission layer, have a low driving voltage and improved current efficiency and external quantum efficiency, as compared with the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 to 5.

The organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound of the present embodiments may have a low driving voltage, high efficiency, and a long lifespan.

As used herein, the terms “use,” “using,” and “used” may be considered synonymous with the terms “utilize,” “utilizing,” and “utilized,” respectively.

In addition, the terms “substantially,” “about,” and similar terms are used as terms of approximation and not as terms of degree, and are intended to account for the inherent deviations in measured or calculated values that would be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Also, any numerical range recited herein is intended to include all subranges of the same numerical precision subsumed within the recited range. For example, a range of “1.0 to 10.0” is intended to include all subranges between (and including) the recited minimum value of 1.0 and the recited maximum value of 10.0, that is, having a minimum value equal to or greater than 1.0 and a maximum value equal to or less than 10.0, such as, for example, 2.4 to 7.6. Any maximum numerical limitation recited herein is intended to include all lower numerical limitations subsumed therein and any minimum numerical limitation recited in this specification is intended to include all higher numerical limitations subsumed therein. Accordingly, Applicant reserves the right to amend this specification, including the claims, to expressly recite any sub-range subsumed within the ranges expressly recited herein.

It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments.

While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the following claims and equivalents thereof.

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Number	Date	Country
10-2016-0119683	Oct 2016	KR
10-2018-0108604	Oct 2018	KR

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