ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0056658, filed on May 12, 2020, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND
1. Field

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

2. Description of Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emissive devices that have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, and/or short response times, and exhibit excellent characteristics in terms of luminance, driving voltage, and response speed.

In an example, an OLED may include a first electrode located on a substrate, and a hole transport region, an emission layer, an electron transport region, and a second electrode sequentially stacked on the first electrode. Holes provided from the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through a non-emissive exciton transport region that does not contribute to emission of excitons produced within a hole emission layer, and electrons provided from the second electrode may move toward the emission layer through an electron transport region. Carriers (such as the holes and electrons) may recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons may transition from an excited state to a ground state to thereby generate light.

SUMMARY

One or more aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward an organic light-emitting device having low driving voltage, high efficiency, and/or long lifespan, by improving injection of electrons from an electron transport region to an emission layer.

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 of the disclosure.

One or more example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an organic light-emitting device comprising:

a first electrode,

a second electrode facing the first electrode,

m emission units located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

m−1 charge generation layer(s), each charge generation layer being located between two neighboring (adjacent) emission units among the m emission units and including an n-type charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer,

wherein m is an integer of 2 or more,

the m emission units each include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region, arranged in order,

for example, the m emission units each include a hole transport region, an electron transport region, and an emission layer that is arranged between the hole transport region and the electron transport region,

an m^thelectron transport region included in an m^themission unit that is closest among the m emission units to the second electrode includes an m^thelectron transport layer,

the m^thelectron transport layer is a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a first compound represented by Formula 1,

an m^themission layer included in the m^themission unit includes a second compound represented by Formula 1, and

the m^thelectron transport layer and the m^themission layer are different from each other (e.g., include different compounds):

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wherein, in Formula 1,

m1 may be 1 or 2,

m2 may be 0 or 1,

L₁and L₂may each independently be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—C(R₂)═*′, *═C(R₂)—*′, *—C(R₂)═C(R₃)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′, *—B(R₂)—*′, *—N(R₂)*′, *—P(R₂)—*′, *—Si(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—P(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—Ge(R₂)(R₃)—*′, a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

a1 and a2 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5,

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

R₁to R₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl 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), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂),

b1 may be an integer from 1 to 4,

c1 may be an integer from 0 to 10,

any two neighboring groups among the c1 *-(L₁)_a1-(R₁)_b1(s) may be optionally linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group,

at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic 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 monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group is 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(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(Q₁₃), —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, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl 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, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), —B(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —C(═O)(Q₂₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₂₁), and —P(═O)(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), and

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

Q₁to Q₃, 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, and

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

One or more example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flat display apparatus including a thin-film transistor including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an activation layer, and the organic light-emitting device, wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

One or more example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus including a light source including the organic light-emitting device, and

quantum dots or an optical member including the quantum dots, arranged in a path of light emitted from the light source.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a graph illustrating lifespans of organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, 7, and 8; and

FIG. 3 is a graph showing a component ratio of fluorescence component/delayed fluorescence component of organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Example 1 and Comparative Example 1.

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, and duplicative descriptions thereof may not be provided. 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 drawings, 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. Throughout the disclosure, the expression “at least one of a, b or c” indicates only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, all of a, b, and c, or variations thereof.

As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. Further, the use of “may” when describing embodiments of the present disclosure refers to “one or more embodiments of the present disclosure”.

It will be understood that when an element (layer) is referred to as being “on,” “connected to,” or “coupled to” another element (layer), it may be directly on, connected, or coupled to the other element (layer), or one or more intervening elements (layers) may also be present. When an element (layer) is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly connected to,” or “directly coupled to” another element (layer), there are no intervening elements (layers) present.

According to one or more embodiments, an organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; m emission units located between the first electrode and the second electrode; and m−1 charge generation layer(s) (e.g., two or more emission units and one or more charge generation layers), between two adjacent emission units of the m emission units (e.g., interlayered with the m emission units), each including an n-type charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer, wherein m is an integer of 2 or more, the m emission units each include a hole transport region, an emission layer, and an electron transport region arranged in this order (such that the m emission units each include a hole transport region, an electron transport region, and an emission layer located between the hole transport region and the electron transport region), an m^thelectron transport region included in an m^themission unit that is closest among the m emission units to the second electrode includes an m^thelectron transport layer, the m^thelectron transport layer is a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a first compound, the m^themission layer included in the m^themission unit includes a second compound, and the m^thelectron transport layer and the m^themission layer are different from each other.

In an embodiment, m may be an integer of 3 or more.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment includes a first electrode 110, a second electrode 190 facing the first electrode 110, m emission units 150-1, 150-2, or 150-3 (in this example, m=3) stacked between the first electrode 110 and the second electrode 190, and m−1 (in this example, 2) charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2, each located between two adjacent emission units of the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, or 150-3, and including an n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a and a p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b, respectively.

Here, the emission unit is not particularly limited as long as it is a unit capable of emitting light. For example, the emission unit may include one or more emission layers. In some embodiments, the emission unit may further include an organic layer in addition to the emission layer.

The organic light-emitting device 10 includes m stacked emission units, which in the example of FIG. 1, is illustrated as emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3. m may be an integer of 2 or more, and for example, may be an integer of 3 or more. Although FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which m=3, embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. The number m of the emission units may be selected as desired or suitable, and the upper limit of the number is not particularly limited. For example, the organic light-emitting device 10 may include 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 emission units.

The organic light-emitting device 10 includes charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2 between two adjacent emission units of the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3. The term “adjacent” as used herein refers to an arrangement or spatial relationship in which the layers referred to as being adjacent with one another are the closest such layers to each other. For example, the expression “the two emission units that are adjacent to each other” refers to arrangement relationship of two emission units that are arranged closest to each other among the multiple emission units (e.g., compared to all other combinations of two emission units). The term “adjacent” as used herein may refer to a case where two layers are physically in contact with one another, as well as a case where a separate layer (e.g., additional layer) not mentioned is arranged between two layers. For example, “the emission unit adjacent to the second electrode 190” refers to the emission unit arranged closest to the second electrode 190 among the multiple emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 (e.g., emission unit 150-3). The second electrode 190 and the emission unit may be physically in contact with each other, or separate layers other than the emission unit may be arranged between the second electrode 190 and the emission unit. In some embodiments, for example, an electron transport layer may be arranged between the second electrode 190 and the emission unit. However, a charge generation layer may be arranged between adjacent two emission units.

The charge generation layer may serve as a cathode (e.g., may essentially function like a cathode) by generating electrons for one of the two adjacent emission units, and may also serve as an anode (e.g., may essentially function like an anode) by generating holes for the other of the two adjacent emission units. In this regard, the charge generation layer may separate adjacent emission units without being directly connected to either electrode. The example organic light-emitting device 10 including m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may include m−1 charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2.

The charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2 each include an n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a and a p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b. Here, the n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a and the p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b may be in direct contact to form an NP (e.g., p-n) junction. Regarding the NP junction, electrons and holes may be simultaneously (e.g., concurrently) generated in the n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a and in the p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b, respectively. The generated electrons may be transferred to one of two adjacent emission units through the n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a. The generated holes may be transferred to the other of the two adjacent emission units through the p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b. In addition, the charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2 each include 1 (one) n-type charge generation layer 154-1a or 154-2a and 1 (one) p-type charge generation layer 154-1b or 154-2b. For example, the organic light-emitting device 10 including m−1 (two) charge generation layers 154-1 and 154-2 includes m−1 (two) n-type charge generation layers 154-1a and 154-2a and m−1 (two) p-type charge generation layers 154-1b and 154-2b.

The expression “n-type” as used herein refers to having an n-type semiconductor characteristic, and for example, corresponds to having an electron injection or transport characteristic. The expression “p-type” as used herein refers to having a p-type semiconductor characteristic, and for example, corresponds to having a hole injection or transport characteristic.

The m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may each include a hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3, an emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3, and an electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 stacked in this stated order, and the m electron transport regions 153-1, 153-2, and 153-3 included in the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may each include an electron transport material.

Here, the electron transport materials included in each of the m electron transport regions 153-1, 153-2, and 153-3 may be identical to or different from each other.

The m^thelectron transport region 153-3 included in the m^themission unit 150-3 that is closest to the second electrode 190 among the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may include an m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b.

The m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b may be a single layer consisting of a first compound as described below, and an m^themission layer 152-3 included in the m^themission unit 150-3 may include a second compound as described below. Here, the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b and the m^themission layer 152-3 may be different from each other (e.g., may include different compounds and/or be formed of different compositions).

For example, the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b may not include lithium metal or a material including lithium metal.

In an embodiment, the first compound included in the m^thelectron transport region 153-3 may be different from the electron transport material included in at least one of the remaining electron transport regions 153-1 and 153-2.

In an embodiment, the m^themission layer 152-3 may include the second compound as a host.

In an embodiment, the first compound and the second compound may be identical to or different from each other.

The first compound and the second compound may each independently be represented by Formula 1:

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wherein, in Formula 1,

m1 may be 1 or 2, and

m2 may be 0 or 1.

When m1 is 2 and m2 is 0 two groups represented by

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may be linked to each other, and when m1 is 2, and m2 is 1, two groups represented by

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may be linked to each other via a group represented by *-(L₂)_a2-Ar₁which is a linker.

In Formula 1, L₁and L₂may each independently be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—C(R₂)=*′, *═C(R₂)—*′, *—C(R₂)═C(R₃)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′, *—B(R₂)—*′, *—N(R₂)*′, *—P(R₂)—*′, *—Si(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—P(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—Ge(R₂)(R₃)—*′, a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group.

For example, L₁and L₂may each independently be selected from:

a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(R₂)(R₃)*′, *—C(R₂)═*′, *═C(R₂)—*′, *—C(R₂)═C(R₃)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′, *—B(R₂)—*′, *—N(R₂)—*′, *—P(R₂)—*′, *—Si(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—P(R₂)(R₃)—*′, *—Ge(R₂)(R₃)—*′, a benzene group, a pentalene group, an indene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, a heptalene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a spiro-benzofluorene-fluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, a silole 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 triazine group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzimidazole group, an imidazopyridine group, and an imidazopyrimidine group; and

a benzene group, a pentalene group, an indene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, a heptalene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a spiro-benzofluorene-fluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, a silole 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 triazine group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzimidazole group, an imidazopyridine group, and an imidazopyrimidine group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano 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 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 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 pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

For example, L₁and L₂may each independently be selected from a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(Z₁)(Z₂)—*′, *—C(Z₁)=*′, *═C(Z₁)—*′, *—C(Z₁)═C(Z₂)—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—C(═S)—*′, *—C≡C—*′, *—B(Z₁)—*′, *—N(Z₁)—*′, *—P(Z₁)—*′, *—Si(Z₁)(Z₂)—*′, *—P(Z₁)(Z₂)—*′, *—Ge(Z₁)(Z₂)—*′, and groups represented by Formulae 4-1 to 4-30:

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In Formulae 4-1 to 4-30,

Y₁may be selected from C(Z₃)(Z₄), N(Z₅), Si(Z₆)(Z₇), O, and S,

Z₁to Z₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano 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 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 pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a silyl 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, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, and —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃),

d2 may be an integer from 0 to 2,

d3 may be an integer from 0 to 3,

d4 may be an integer from 0 to 4,

d5 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

d6 may be an integer from 0 to 6,

d8 may be an integer from 0 to 8, and

* and *′ each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In Formula 1, a1 and a2 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 5. For example, in Formula 1, a1 and a2 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 4. For example, in Formula 1, a1 and a2 may each independently be an integer from 1 to 3.

In Formula 1, Ar₁may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group.

For example, Ar1 may be selected from: a benzene group, a pentalene group, an indene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, a heptalene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a spiro-benzofluorene-fluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, a silole 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 triazine group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzimidazole group, a dibenzoazepine group, a 10,11-dihydro-dibenzo[b.f]azepine group, a phenoxazine group, an imidazopyridine group, and an imidazopyrimidine group;

a benzene group, a pentalene group, an indene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, a heptalene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthalene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a spiro-benzofluorene-fluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, a silole 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 triazine group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a dibenzosilole group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzimidazole group, a dibenzoazepine group, a 10,11-dihydro-dibenzo[b.f]azepine group, a phenoxazine group, an imidazopyridine group, and an imidazopyrimidine group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano 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 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 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 pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

In Formula 1, R₁to R₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl 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), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂).

For example, R₁to R₃may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano 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 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 spiro-benzofluorene-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl 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 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, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —B(Q₁)(Q₂), —C(═O)(Q₁), —S(═O)₂(Q₁), and —P(═O)(Q₁)(Q₂);

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 spiro-benzofluorene-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl 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 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, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano 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 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 spiro-benzofluorene-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl 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 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, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃), —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and —B(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), and

Q₁to Q₃and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, and a pyridinyl group.

In Formula 1, b1 may be an integer from 1 to 4, and c1 may be an integer from 0 to 10, wherein any two neighboring groups among c1 *-(L₁)_a1-(R₁)_b1(s) may optionally be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group.

In an embodiment, the first compound and the second compound may each independently be represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-4:

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wherein, in Formulae 1-1 to 1-4,

L₁₁, L₁₂, L₁₁₁, L₁₁₂, L₁₂₁, L₁₂₂, a11, a12, a111, a112, a121, a122, Ar₁₁, R₁₁, R₁₁₁, R₁₁₂, b11, b111, and b112 may each independently be the same as described in connection with L₁, L₂, a1, a2, Ar₁, R₁to R₃, and b1,

c11 may be an integer from 1 to 10, and

c12, c121, and c122 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 9.

In Formula 1, the first compound and the second compound may each independently be selected from Compounds 1 to 80:

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In an embodiment, a difference between a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level of the m^themission layer 152-3 and a LUMO energy level of the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b may be equal to or less than about 0.3 eV.

For example, an absolute value of the LUMO energy level of the m^themission layer 152-3 may be about 2.4 eV to about 2.7 eV.

For example, an absolute value of the LUMO energy level of the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b may be about 2.7 eV to about 3.0 eV.

In an embodiment, the m^themission unit 150-3 may further include an m^thbuffer layer 153-3a located between the m^themission layer 152-3 and the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b.

For example, an absolute value of a triplet energy level of the m^thbuffer layer 153-3a may be greater than an absolute value of a triplet energy level of the second compound included in the m^themission layer 152-3 by about 0.2 eV or more.

For example, the absolute value of the triplet energy level of the m^thbuffer layer 153-3a may be about 2.5 eV to about 3.1 eV.

For example, the absolute value of the triplet energy level of the second compound included in the m^themission layer 152-3 may be about 2.3 eV to about 2.9 eV.

In an embodiment, the organic light-emitting device 10 may further include a first electron injection layer 153-3c between the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b and the second electrode 190, and the first electron injection layer 153-3c may include Li metal or a material including Li metal.

In one or more embodiments, the organic light-emitting device 10 may further include a first electron injection layer 153-3c between the m^thelectron transport layer 153-3b and the second electrode 190, and the first electron injection layer 153-3c may include a material having an absolute value of a work function of about 2.6 eV to about 3.6 eV.

Various suitable methods of measuring the LUMO energy level, the triplet energy level, and the work function are described below, but are not limited thereto.

The LUMO energy level, the triplet energy level, and the work function may be measured using cyclic voltammetry (for example, using a ZIVE SP2 available from Wonatech Company). Sample solutions and electrolyte solutions were prepared as follows; ferrocene was used as a standard material (e.g., reference), and (Bu)₄NPF₆was used as an electrolyte:

Sample solution of a compound to be measured: 5×10⁻³M dichloromethane solution,

Ferrocene sample solution: 5×10⁻³M dichloromethane solution,

(Bu)₄NPF₆electrolyte solution: 0.1 M acetonitrile solution.

An E_we-I relationship graph (cyclic voltammogram) of the compound to be measured and the standard material may be plotted, wherein a tangent line may be drawn from points at which current is significantly increased (e.g., tangent to the slope of current increase), and the voltages of points at which the tangent line contacts an x-axis may be recorded (e.g., oxidation onset voltage E_ox). A highest occupied molecule orbital (HOMO) energy level of the compound to be measured was calculated by setting a HOMO energy level of ferrocene at −4.8 eV (e.g., thus enabling calculation of the compound HOMO relative to that of ferrocene by adding 4.8 eV to the difference in onset voltage). Here, in the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3, the m hole transport regions 151-1, 151-2, and 151-3 may each independently include a hole injection layer 151-1b, 151-2b, or 151-3b, a hole transport layer 151-1a, 151-2a, or 151-3a, an electron blocking layer, or any combination thereof, and the m electron transport regions 153-1, 153-2, and 153-3 may each independently include a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b, an electron injection layer 153-3c, a buffer layer 153-1a, 153-2a, or 153-3a, or any combination thereof.

In the organic light-emitting device 10, m may be 3 or 4.

In an embodiment, the first electrode 110 may be an anode, and the second electrode 190 may be a cathode.

In an embodiment, the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may each be to emit light having the same maximum luminescence wavelength.

In one or more embodiments, the m emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may each be to emit blue light having a maximum luminescence wavelength of equal to or greater than about 440 nm and equal to or less than about 480 nm (based on a front peak wavelength).

In one or more embodiments, the maximum luminescence wavelength of light to be emitted by at least one emission unit of the m emission units may be different from that of light to be emitted by at least one emission unit of the remaining emission units. For example, in an organic light-emitting device including a first emission unit and a second emission unit, a maximum luminescence wavelength of light to be emitted by the first emission unit may be different from that of light to be emitted by the second emission unit. Here, emission layers included in the first emission unit and the second emission unit may each independently have i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials. Accordingly, light to be emitted by the first emission unit and/or the second emission unit may be monochromatic light or multi-chromatic light. In one or more embodiments, in an organic light-emitting device including a first emission unit, a second emission unit, and a third emission unit, a maximum luminescence wavelength of light emitted by the first emission unit may be the same as that of light emitted by the second emission unit, but may be different from that of light emitted by the third emission unit. In one or more embodiments, the maximum luminescence wavelength of light emitted by the first emission unit, the maximum luminescence wavelength of light emitted by the second emission unit, and the maximum luminescence wavelength of light emitted by the third emission unit may be different from each other.

In an embodiment, a component ratio of a delayed fluorescence component may be equal to or greater than 30% based on the sum of a fluorescence component and the delayed fluorescence component among all luminescent components emitted when measuring transient electroluminescence (EL) of the organic light-emitting device 10.

Here, a device for measuring the delayed fluorescence component is collectively referred to as transient EL (hereinafter, referred to as “Tr. EL”), wherein the Tr. EL may include an oscilloscope that converts optical and electrical signals, a pulse generator that applies a square-wave pulse, a power supply that applies voltage by converting AC voltage into DC, a chamber that serves as a darkroom, and a photomultiplier tube (PMT) that detects emitted light.

In the Tr. EL, the devices are fixed in frequency and pulse width for measurement under the same conditions, and a pure delayed fluorescence component may be analyzed by applying a negative voltage to exclude trap charges present inside the device. The analyzed signals may be collected by a PC (e.g., computer-logged) and applied by modeling an attenuation behavior phenomenon. By fitting the measured delayed fluorescence component to 1/sqrt, a phenomenon of linear decay may be confirmed, and a component ratio of a delayed fluorescence may be obtained by extracting the corresponding fragment. Also, in the case of an organic light-emitting device, when the applied pulse is off, residual trap charges remain on the device and emit light through recombination. Thus, the trap charges may be excluded (separated) from the EL signals, and a section excluding a trap charge section (contribution) is fitted to 1/sqrt to secure a linear decay time for clear fitting.

In a device of the related art, to secure reliability and driving stability of the device, the device may include a layer in which a lithium complex (e.g., 8-hydroxyquinolato lithium (LiQ)) and/or the like is mixed with an organic compound in an electron transport region for electron transport.

Such a lithium complex may quench excitons, and more particularly, non-luminous excitons that do not contribute to luminescence among excitons produced inside an emission layer may be quenched to improve the stability of the device.

However, the lithium complex has a problem of lowering luminescence efficiency by partially quenching excitons that contribute to luminescence (in addition to the non-luminous excitons).

To solve the problem, the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure may include an improved emission layer and an electron transport layer that is in contact with an electrode, thereby securing both efficiency and lifespan (e.g., simultaneously) without using the lithium complex (such as LiQ).

In general, when an electron transport layer includes (e.g., consists of) only a single material rather than a mixed composition, electron injection may not be smooth, resulting in an increase in driving voltage and a decrease in efficiency.

However, the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure includes not only an electron transport layer having a single-layered structure including an anthracene derivative, but also an anthracene derivative in an adjacent emission layer, so that interdependency between the anthracene derivative molecules may be increased during electron injection, thereby improving the electron injection characteristics.

Furthermore, the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure includes a buffer layer having a higher triplet energy level than the anthracene derivative host included in the emission layer, so that excitons produced in the emission layer may be effectively controlled, thereby exhibiting an effect of increasing delayed fluorescence by blocking T1 excitons of the host.

In addition, the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure includes, in an emission unit adjacent to a cathode, a single electron transport layer and an emission layer that include the anthracene-based derivative, so that compared to a case where the anthracene-based derivative is included in an emission unit not adjacent to a second electrode, electron injection from the cathode may be better facilitated due to improved control of the dipole moment of the anthracene-based derivative.

In addition, in the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure, a difference between a LUMO energy level of the electron transport layer consisting of the anthracene derivative and a LUMO energy level of the emission layer including the anthracene derivative is limited to being within about 0.3 eV. In this regard, due to the similar dipole characteristics and the principle of reinforcing the interdependency among the anthracene derivative molecules during electron injection, smooth injection characteristics may be obtained.

In addition, the cathode of the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure may include Li metal or a material including Li metal. In this regard, due to the low work function of Li and high dipole characteristics of the material including Li metal, the interaction delivery action between the anthracene derivative molecules having high dipole characteristics may be further strengthened.

In addition, the organic light-emitting device of the present disclosure includes a cathode material having an absolute value of work function of about 2.6 eV to about 3.6 eV. In this regard, by the principle of securing low electron injection characteristics, the organic light-emitting device may exhibit low driving voltage and smooth current injection characteristics.

According to one or more embodiments, a flat display apparatus includes: a thin-film transistor including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an activation layer; and the organic light-emitting device, wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

According to one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes: a light source including the organic light-emitting device; and

quantum dots or an optical member including the quantum dots, arranged in (along) a path of light emitted from the light source.

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

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 located under the first electrode 110 and/or above the second electrode 190. The substrate may be a glass substrate and/or a plastic substrate, each having excellent mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and/or water resistance.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by, for example, depositing and/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-transmissive 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 combination 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 combination 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.

[Interlayer 150]

The interlayer 150 is located on the first electrode 110. The interlayer 150 includes emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3.

The interlayer 150 may further include a hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 located between the first electrode 110 and the emission unit 150-1, 150-2, or 150-3 and an electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 located between the emission unit 150-1, 150-2, or 150-3 and the second electrode 190. [Hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 in interlayer 150]

The hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may have i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may include at least one layer selected from a hole injection layer 151-1b, 151-2b, or 151-3b, a hole transport layer 151-1a, 151-2a, or 151-3a, an emission auxiliary layer, and an electron blocking layer.

For example, the hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may have a single-layered structure including a plurality of different materials, or a multi-layered structure having a hole injection layer/hole transport layer, a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer, a hole injection layer/emission auxiliary layer, a hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer, or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer, wherein the constituting layers of each structure are sequentially stacked on the first electrode 110 in this stated order, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may include at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB(NPD), p-NPB, TPD, spiro-TPD, spiro-NPB, methylated-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PANI/PSS), a compound represented by Formula 201, and a compound represented by Formula 202:

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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, or a diphenyl-methylene group, and R₂₀₃and R₂₀₄may optionally be linked to each other via a single bond, a dimethyl-methylene group, or a diphenyl-methylene group.

In an embodiment, 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 Q₃₃may each independently be 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 of 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 201-1:

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In an embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201-2, 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 201-2(1), 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:

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

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In one embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be represented by Formula 202-1:

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

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

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

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In Formulae 201-1, 201-2, 201-2(1), 201A, 201A(1), 201A-1, 202-1, 202-1(1), 202A, and 202A-1,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₃, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R₂₀₂to R₂₀₄may each independently be the same as described above,

L₂₀₅may be selected from a phenylene group and a fluorenylene group,

X₂₁₁may be selected from O, S, and N(R₂₁₁),

X₂₁₂may be selected from O, S, and N(R₂₁₂),

R₂₁₁and R₂₁₂may each independently be the same as described 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 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may include at least one compound selected from Compounds HT1 to HT48, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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A thickness of the hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may be about 50 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 includes at least one of a hole injection layer 151-1b, 151-2b, or 151-3b and a hole transport layer 151-1a 151-2a, or 151-3a, a thickness of the hole injection layer 151-1b, 151-2b, or 151-3b may be 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 151-1a 151-2a, or 151-3a may be 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 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3, the hole injection layer 151-1b, 151-2b, or 151-3b, and the hole transport layer 151-1a 151-2a, or 151-3a are within the ranges above, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

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

[p-Dopant]

The hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 may further include, in addition to the materials as described above, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties.

The charge-generation material may be substantially homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in the hole transport region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3.

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

In an embodiment, a LUMO energy level of the p-dopant may be equal to or less than −3.5 eV.

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.

For example, 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;

1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarbonitrile (HAT-CN); and

a compound represented by Formula 221,

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, and 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 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 in Interlayer 150]

In the organic light-emitting device 10, the emission units 150-1, 150-2, and 150-3 may respectively include emission layers 152-1, 152-2, and 152-3, and the emission layers 152-1, 152-2, and 152-3 may each have a stacked structure of two or more layers selected from a red emission layer, a green emission layer, a yellow emission layer, and a blue emission layer, in which the two or more layers may contact each other or may be separated from each other. In addition, the emission layers 152-1, 152-2, and 152-3 may each include two or more materials selected from a red light-emitting material, a green light-emitting material, a yellow light-emitting material, and a blue light-emitting material, in which the two or more materials may be mixed with each other in a single layer to emit white light.

The emission layer 152-1, 152-2, and/or 152-3 may further include an electron transport-auxiliary layer formed above the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3, and/or a hole transport-auxiliary layer formed below the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3. The “hole transport-auxiliary layer” refers to a layer that serves as the hole transport layer, the emission auxiliary layer, and the electron blocking layer, and the “electron transport-auxiliary layer” refers to a layer that serves as a buffer layer (described below), the hole blocking layer, the electron control layer, and the electron transport layer. Materials for forming the hole transport-auxiliary layer and the electron transport-auxiliary layer may be the same as in the hole transport region and an electron transport region, respectively, as described below.

The emission layer 152-1, 152-2, and/or 152-3 may include a host and a dopant. The dopant may include at least one selected from a phosphorescent dopant and a fluorescent dopant.

In the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, and/or 152-3, an amount of the dopant in the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, and/or 152-3 may be about 0.01 parts by weight to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, and/or 152-3 may include quantum dots.

A thickness of the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 may be about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness of the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 is within the ranges above, excellent luminescence characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage. [Host in emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3]

Among the emission layers 152-1, 152-2, and 152-3, an emission layer 152-3 adjacent to the second electrode 190 may include the second compound as the host.

In an embodiment, the host included in the emission layer 152-3 may further include, in addition to the second compound, a compound represented by Formula 301.

In one or more embodiments, the host included in the emission layers 152-1 and 152-2, except for (e.g., but not) the emission layer 152-3 may include a compound represented by Formula 301.

[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 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), and

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 an embodiment, 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.

When xb11 in Formula 301 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 301-2:

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In Formulae 301-1 and 301-2,

A₃₀₁to 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, R₃₀₁and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be the same as described above,

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

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

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

For example, L₃₀₁to L₃₀₄in Formulae 301, 301-1, and 301-2 may 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 Q₃₃may each independently be 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 Q₃₃may each independently be 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) and an Mg complex. In some embodiments, the host may be a Zn complex.

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, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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[Phosphorescent Dopant in Emission Layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 in Interlayer 150]

The phosphorescent dopant may include an organometallic complex represented by Formula 401:

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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 a ligand represented by Formula 402, and xc1 may be 1, 2, or 3, wherein, when xc1 is 2 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 2 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 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═*′, 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, 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), and 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 an embodiment, 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 each 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 adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, and a norbornenyl group;

a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, an adamantanyl 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 adamantanyl 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 adamantanyl 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, when xc1 in Formula 401 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, two A₄₀₂(s) may optionally be linked to each other via X₄₀₈, which is a linking group (see 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 selected from halogen, diketone (for example, acetylacetonate), carboxylic acid (for example, picolinate), —C(═O), isonitrile, —CN, and phosphorus (for example, phosphine, or phosphite), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

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

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[Fluorescent Dopant in Emission Layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3]

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

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

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In Formula 501,

Ar₅₀₁may be a substituted or unsubstituted Ca—Ce carbocyclic 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 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,

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 an embodiment, 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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[Quantum Dots in Emission Layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3]

The emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 may include quantum dots.

In the present specification, the term “quantum dot” refers to a crystal of a semiconductor compound, and may include any material configured to emit light having a wavelength correlated to the size (diameter) of the crystal. Thus, a quantum dot material is not particularly limited. A diameter of the quantum dot is not particularly limited (e.g., as long as light emission is quantized as described above), but may be, for example, about 1 nm to about 10 nm.

The quantum dot in the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 may be synthesized by a wet chemical process, an organometallic chemical vapor deposition process, a molecular beam epitaxy process, or any suitable process.

In the wet chemical process, a precursor material is added to an organic solvent to grow a quantum dot particle crystal. As the crystal grows, the organic solvent serves as a dispersant naturally coordinated to the surface of the quantum dot crystal and controls the growth of the crystal. In this regard, the wet chemical process may be more easily and cost-effectively performed compared to a vapor deposition process (such as metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)), and the growth of the quantum dots may be controlled. For example, the quantum dots may include: a Group III-VI semiconductor compound; a Group II-VI semiconductor compound; a Group III-V semiconductor compound; a Group IV-VI semiconductor compound; a Group IV element or compound; or any combination thereof.

For example, the Group III-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binary compound (such as In₂S₃and/or the like); a ternary compound, (such as AgInS, AgInS₂, CuInS, CuInS₂, and/or the like); or any combination thereof.

For example, the Group II-VI semiconductor compound may include a binary compound (such as CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnO, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, MgSe, MgS, and/or the like); a ternary compound (such as CdSeS, CdSeTe, CdSTe, ZnSeS, ZnSeTe, ZnSTe, HgSeS, HgSeTe, HgSTe, CdZnS, CdZnSe, CdZnTe, CdHgS, CdHgSe, CdHgTe, HgZnS, HgZnSe, HgZnTe, MgZnSe, MgZnS, and/or the like); a quaternary compound (such as CdZnSeS, CdZnSeTe, CdZnSTe, CdHgSeS, CdHgSeTe, CdHgSTe, HgZnSeS, HgZnSeTe, HgZnSTe, and/or the like); or any combination thereof.

For example, the Group III-V semiconductor compound may include: a binary compound (such as GaN, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, AlN, AlP, AlAs, AlSb, InN, InP, InAs, InSb, and/or the like); a ternary compound (such as GaNP, GaNAs, GaNSb, GaPAs, GaPSb, AlNP, AlNAs, AlNSb, AlPAs, AlPSb, InGaP, InAlP, InNP, InNAs, InNSb, InPAs, InPSb, and/or the like); a quaternary compound (such as GaAlNP, GaAlNAs, GaAlNSb, GaAlPAs, GaAlPSb, GaInNP, GaInNAs, GalnNSb, GaInPAs, GalnPSb, InAlNP, InAlNAs, InAlNSb, InAlPAs, InAlPSb, and/or the like); or any combination thereof.

For example, the Group IV-VI semiconductor compound may include: a binary compound (such as SnS, SnSe, SnTe, PbS, PbSe, PbTe, and/or the like); a ternary compound (such as SnSeS, SnSeTe, SnSTe, PbSeS, PbSeTe, PbSTe, SnPbS, SnPbSe, SnPbTe, and/or the like); a quaternary compound (such as SnPbSSe, SnPbSeTe, SnPbSTe, and/or the like); or any combination thereof.

For example, the Group IV element or compound may include: a single element (such as Si, Ge, and/or the like); a binary compound (such as SiC, SiGe, and/or the like); or any combination thereof.

Here, each element included in the binary compound, the ternary compound, or the quaternary compound may be included at a substantially uniform concentration in the particles, or may be included in differing concentration distributions.

In some embodiments, the quantum dots may have a single (e.g., unitary) structure having a substantially uniform concentration of each element included in the quantum dots, or may have a core-shell dual structure. For example, a material included in the core may be different from a material included in the shell.

The shell of the quantum dots may serve as a protective layer for maintaining semiconductor characteristics by preventing or reducing chemical degeneration of the core, and/or may serve as a charging layer for imparting electrophoretic characteristics to the quantum dots. The shell may be a single layer or a multilayer. An interface between the core and the shell may have a concentration gradient in which the concentration of elements existing in the shell decreases toward the center.

Examples of the shell of the quantum dots may include a metal or non-metal oxide, a semiconductor compound, or any combination thereof. For example, the metal or non-metal oxide may include a binary compound (such as SiO₂, Al₂O₃, TiO₂, ZnO, MnO, Mn₂O₃, Mn₃O₄, CuO, FeO, Fe₂O₃, Fe₃O₄, CoO, Coo₃O₄, and/or NiO), or a ternary compound (such as MgAl₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, NiFe₂O₄, and/or CoMn₂O₄), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In addition, the semiconductor compound may include CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnSeS, ZnTeS, GaAs, GaP, GaSb, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InGaP, InSb, AlAs, AlP, AlSb, and/or the like, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A full width of half maximum (FWHM) of an emission wavelength spectrum of the quantum dots may be about 45 nm or less, for example, about 40 nm or less, for example, about 30 nm or less. When the FWHM of the emission wavelength spectrum of the quantum dots is within this range, color purity and/or color reproduction may be improved. In addition, light emitted through such quantum dots may be omnidirectionally irradiated, thereby improving a wide viewing angle.

In addition, the quantum dots may each be or include a spherical, pyramidal, multi-arm, or cubic nanoparticle, nanotube, nanowire, nanofiber, or nanoplate particle, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

By adjusting the size of the quantum dots, the energy band gap may also be adjusted, thereby obtaining light of various wavelengths in the quantum dot emission layer. Therefore, by using quantum dots of different sizes, a light-emitting device that emits light of various wavelengths may be implemented. For example, the size of the quantum dots may be selected to emit red light, green light, and/or blue light. In addition, the size of the quantum dots may be configured by combining light of various colors, so as to emit white light. [Electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 in interlayer 150]

The electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 may have i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 may include at least one layer selected from a buffer layer 153-1a, 153-2a, or 153-3a, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b, and an electron injection layer 153-3c, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The electron transport layer 153-3b includes (e.g., consists of) the first compound.

For example, the electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 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 the constituting layers of each structure are sequentially stacked on the emission layer, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 (for example, a buffer layer 153-1a, 153-2a, or 153-3a, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, or an electron transport layer 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b in the electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3) may include a metal-free compound including at least one π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing ring.

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

For example, the “π electron-deficient 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 5-membered to 7-membered heteromonocyclic group, each having at least one *—N═*′ moiety, is condensed with at least one C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group.

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

For example, the electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 may include a compound represented by Formula 601:

[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 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(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 an embodiment, at least one of the xe11 Ar₆₀₁(s) and the xe21 R₆₀₁(s) may include the π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing ring.

In an embodiment, 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 to each other 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:

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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 of X₆₁₄to X₆₁₆may be N,

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

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

R₆₁₁to R₆₁₃may each independently be the same as described 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 an embodiment, 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 Formulae 601 and 601-1 may each independently be selected from:

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

Q₆₀₁and Q₆₀₂may each independently be the same as described above.

In an embodiment, the electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 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 151-1, 153-2, or 153-3 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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The thicknesses of the buffer layer 153-1a, 153-2a, or 153-3a, the hole blocking layer, and the electron control layer may each independently be about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When the thicknesses of the buffer layer 153-1a, 153-2a, or 153-3a, the hole blocking layer, and the electron control layer are within the ranges above, excellent hole blocking characteristics and/or excellent electron control characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

A thickness of the electron transport layer 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b may be 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 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b is within the ranges above, satisfactory electron transport characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 (for example, the electron transport layer 153-1b, 153-2b, or 153-3b in the electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3) may further include, in addition to the materials as described above, a metal-containing material.

The metal-containing material may include at least one selected from an alkali metal complex and an alkaline earth-metal complex. The alkali metal complex may include a metal ion selected from a Li ion, a sodium (Na) ion, a potassium (K) ion, a rubidium (Rb) ion, and a cesium (Cs) ion, and the alkaline earth-metal complex may include a metal ion selected from a beryllium (Be) ion, a magnesium (Mg) ion, a calcium (Ca) ion, a strontium (Sr) ion, and a barium (Ba) ion. A ligand coordinated with the metal ion of the alkali metal complex or the alkaline earth-metal complex may 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) or ET-D2:

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The electron transport region 153-1, 153-2, or 153-3 may include an electron injection layer 153-3c to facilitate electron injection from the second electrode 190. The electron injection layer 153-3c may directly contact the second electrode 190.

The electron injection layer 153-3c may have: i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including a plurality of different materials.

The electron injection layer 153-3c 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 an embodiment, 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 magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba).

The rare earth metal may be selected from scandium (Sc), yttrium (Y), cerium (Ce), ytterbium (Yb), gadolinium (Gd), and terbium (Tb).

The alkali metal compound, the alkaline earth-metal compound, and the rare earth metal compound may 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.

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, KI, and/or RbI). In one embodiment, 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 (0<x<1), and/or Ba_xCa_1−xO (0<x<1)). In one embodiment, 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 an embodiment, 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 respectively include an ion of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth-metal, and the rare earth metal 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 153-3c includes (e.g., consists 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, or in some embodiments may further include an organic material. When the electron injection layer 153-3c 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 combination thereof may be substantially homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed in a matrix including the organic material.

For example, the electron injection layer 153-3c may include a co-deposition material including the alkali metal halide and the rare earth metal compound. For example, the electron injection layer 153-3c may include a co-deposition material of RbI:Yb, a co-deposition material of KI:Yb, or any combination thereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

A thickness of the electron injection layer 153-3c may be about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness of the electron injection layer 153-3c is within the ranges above, satisfactory electron injection characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

[Second Electrode 190]

The second electrode 190 may be located on the interlayer 150 having such a structure. 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 a combination thereof, each having a relatively low work function.

The second electrode 190 may include at least one selected from Li, Ag, Mg, Al, Al—Li, Ca, Mg—In, Mg—Ag, Yb, AgYb, 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.

For example, the second electrode 190 may include AgYb, AgMg, MgAg, or any combination thereof, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. Here, an amount of Ag in AgMg may be greater than that of Mg, and an amount of Mg in MgAg may be greater than that of Ag.

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

In an embodiment, the organic light-emitting device 10 may further include one or more of a first capping layer located below the first electrode 110 and a second capping layer located above the second electrode 190.

Light generated in the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 of the interlayer 150 of the light-emitting device 10 may be extracted (e.g., directed) toward the outside through the first electrode 110 (which may be a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode) and the first capping layer, or light generated in the emission layer 152-1, 152-2, or 152-3 of the interlayer 150 of the light-emitting device 10 may be extracted toward the outside through the second electrode 190 (which may be a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode) and the second capping layer.

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

The first capping layer and the second capping layer 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 of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include at least one material selected from a carbocyclic compound, a heterocyclic compound, an amine-based compound, a porphyrin derivative, a phthalocyanine derivative, a naphthalocyanine derivative, an alkali metal complex, and an alkaline earth-based complex. The carbocyclic compound, the heterocyclic compound, and the amine-based compound may be optionally substituted with a substituent containing at least one element selected from O, N, S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, and I. In an embodiment, at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include an amine-based compound.

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

In one or more embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer 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 has been described with reference to FIG. 1, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[Apparatus]

The light-emitting device may be included in various apparatuses. For example, a light-emitting apparatus, an authentication apparatus, or an electronic apparatus, each including the light-emitting device, may be provided.

The apparatus may include: a light source including the organic light-emitting device, and quantum dots or an optical member including the quantum dots, positioned along a path of light emitted from the light source.

The light-emitting apparatus may further include a color filter in addition to the light-emitting device. The color filter may be positioned along at least one travel direction of light emitted from the light-emitting device. For example, light emitted from the light-emitting device may be blue light, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. The light-emitting device may be the same as described above.

The light-emitting apparatus may include a first substrate. The first substrate may include a plurality of subpixel areas, and the color filter may include a plurality of color filter areas respectively corresponding to the plurality of subpixel areas.

A pixel-defining film may be located between the plurality of subpixel areas to define each of the subpixel areas.

The color filter may further include light-blocking patterns arranged between the plurality of color filter areas.

The plurality of color filter areas may include: a first color filter area emitting first color light; a second color filter area emitting second color light; and/or a third color filter area emitting third color light, and the first color light, the second color light, and the third color light may have different maximum luminescence wavelengths from one another. For example, the first color light may be red light, the second color light may be green light, and the third color light may be blue light, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the plurality of color filter areas may each include quantum dots, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. For example, the first color filter area may include red quantum dots, the second color filter area may include green quantum dots, and the third color filter area may not include quantum dots. The quantum dots may be the same as described above. The first color filter area, the second color filter area, and/or the third color filter area may each further include a scatter, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, the light-emitting device may be to emit a first light, the first color filter area may be to absorb the first light to emit a first first-color light, the second color filter area may be to absorb the first light to emit a second first-color light, and the third color filter area may be to absorb the first light to emit a third first-color light. In this regard, the first first-color light, the second first-color light, and the third first-color light may have different maximum emission wavelengths from one another. For example, the first light may be blue light, the first first-color light may be red light, the second first-color light may be green light, and the third first-color light may be blue light, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The light-emitting apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor in addition to the light-emitting device. The thin-film transistor may include a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an activation layer, wherein one of the source electrode or the drain electrode may be electrically connected to any one of the first electrode and the second electrode of the light-emitting device.

For example, the light-emitting apparatus may be a flat display apparatus including: a thin-film transistor including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an activation layer; and the organic light-emitting device, wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to one of the source electrode and the drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

For example, a Y color coordinate measured at a front viewing angle of the flat display apparatus may be about 0.09 to about 0.15. As used herein, the term “front viewing angle” may refer to a viewing angle perpendicular (normal) to the flat display.

For example, letting a front viewing angle of the flat display apparatus be 0, the Y color coordinate measured at a side viewing angle of about 30° to about 45° based on (e.g., from) the front viewing angle may be about 0.45 to about 0.06.

The thin-film transistor may further include a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer, and/or the like.

The active layer may include crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, organic semiconductor, oxide semiconductor, and/or the like, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The light-emitting apparatus may further include a sealing portion for sealing the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be located between the color filter and the light-emitting device. The sealing portion allows light from the light-emitting device 10 to be extracted (radiated) to the outside, while simultaneously (e.g., concurrently) preventing or reducing external air and/or moisture from penetrating into the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be a sealing substrate including a transparent glass or a plastic substrate. The sealing portion may be a thin film encapsulation layer including a plurality of organic layers and/or a plurality of inorganic layers. When the sealing portion is a thin film encapsulation layer, the light-emitting apparatus may be flexible.

The light-emitting apparatus may be used as various displays, light sources, and/or the like.

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

The authentication apparatus may further include, in addition to the 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, or endoscope displays), fish finders, various measuring instruments, meters (for example, meters for a vehicle, an aircraft, and a vessel), projectors, and/or the like, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

[Preparation Method]

The layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and the layers constituting the electron transport region may be formed in a certain region 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 the layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and the layers constituting the electron transport region are formed by vacuum deposition, the vacuum 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, depending on the material to be included and the structure of the layer to be formed.

When the layers constituting the hole transport region, the emission layer, and the 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., depending on the material to be included and the structure of the layer to be formed.

[General Definition of Substituents]

The term “C₁-C₆₀alkyl group” as used herein refers 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, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a 3-pentyl group, a sec-isopentyl group, an n-hexyl group, an isohexyl group, a sec-hexyl group, a tert-hexyl group, an n-heptyl group, an isoheptyl group, a sec-heptyl group, a tert-heptyl group, an n-octyl group, an isooctyl group, a sec-octyl group, a tert-octyl group, an n-nonyl group, an isononyl group, a sec-nonyl group, a tert-nonyl group, an n-decyl group, an isodecyl group, a sec-decyl group, and a tert-decyl group. The term “C₁-C₆₀alkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the middle 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the middle 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group.

The term “C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁(wherein A₁₀₁is a 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 refers 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein refers 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, 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group.

The term “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group that has 3 to 10 carbon atoms, 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers 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, and at least one 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 refers to a divalent group having substantially the same structure as the C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group.

The term “C₆-C₆₀aryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and the term “C₆-C₆₀arylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 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. When the C₆-C₆₀aryl group and the C₆-C₆₀arylene group each include two or more rings, the two or more rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a heterocyclic 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. The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a heterocyclic 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. 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. When the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group and the C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the two or more rings may be condensed with each other.

The term “C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group” as used herein refers to a group represented by —OA₁₀₂(wherein A102 is a C₆-C₆₀aryl group), and the term “C₆-C₆₀arylthio group” as used herein refers to a group represented by -A₁₀₃(wherein A103 is a C₆-C₆₀aryl group).

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

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

The term “C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group” as used herein refers to a monocyclic or polycyclic group that includes only carbon as a ring-forming atom and consists of 5 to 60 carbon atoms. The C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group may be 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 refers to a group having substantially 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 (the number of carbon atoms may be 1 to 60).

In the present specification, at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₆₀carbocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₆₀heterocyclic group, the substituted C₁-C₂₀alkylene group, the substituted C₂-C₂₀alkenylene 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 monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and the substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from:

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(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂)(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, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl 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, a biphenyl group, and a terphenyl 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

The term “Ph” as used herein refers to a phenyl group, the term “Me” as used herein refers to a methyl group, the term “Et” as used herein refers to an ethyl group, the term “ter-Bu” or “Bu^t” as used herein refers to a tert-butyl group, and the term “OMe” as used herein refers to a methoxy group.

The term “biphenyl group” as used herein refers to “a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group.” In other words, the “biphenyl group” is a substituted phenyl group having a C₆-C₆₀aryl group as a substituent.

The term “terphenyl group” as used herein refers to “a phenyl group substituted with a biphenyl group.” In other words, the “terphenyl group” is a substituted 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 light-emitting device according to embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to Examples.

EXAMPLES
Example 1

As a substrate and an anode, a first glass substrate on which ITO (Corning 15 Ω/cm²(100 Å)) was formed, a second glass substrate on which Ag (1,000 Å) was formed, and a third glass substrate on which ITO (Corning 15 Ω/cm²(100 Å)) was formed were each cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.7 mm, sonicated with isopropyl alcohol and pure water each for 5 minutes, and then cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone for 30 minutes. Then, the first glass substrate to the third glass substrate were sequentially stacked on a vacuum deposition apparatus.

HT3 and HAT-CN were deposited at a weight ratio of 9:1 on the anode to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 100 Å.

TCTA (100 Å), HAT-CN (50 Å), and NPB (100 Å) were sequentially deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer.

m-MTDATA (100 Å) was deposited as a first hole transport-auxiliary layer on the hole transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were co-deposited as a first emission layer to a thickness of 200 Å, BAlq (50 Å) was deposited as a first buffer layer on the first emission layer, and Compound 21 and LiQ were deposited at a weight ratio of 5:5 as a first electron transport layer on the first buffer layer to a thickness of 200 Å to form an electron transport region, thereby completing formation of a first emission unit.

On the first emission unit, BCP and Yb (an amount of Yb was 1 wt %) were co-deposited as an n-type charge generation layer to a thickness of 150 Å, and HT3 (100 Å) was deposited as a p-type charge generation layer, thereby completing formation of a first charge generation layer.

Here, a LUMO energy level difference between the first electron transport layer and the n-type charge generation layer was 0.15 eV.

HT3 (190 Å) was deposited as a second hole transport-auxiliary layer on the first charge generation layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were co-deposited as a second emission layer to a thickness of 200 Å, BAlq (50 Å) was deposited as a second buffer layer on the second emission layer, and Compound 21 and LiQ were deposited at a weight ratio of 5:5 as a second electron transport layer on the second buffer layer to a thickness of 200 Å to form an electron transport region, thereby completing formation of a second emission unit.

On the second emission unit, BCP and Yb (an amount of Yb was 1 wt %) were co-deposited as an n-type charge generation layer to a thickness of 150 Å, and HT3/HAT-CN (10 wt % HAT-CN, 100 Å) were deposited as a p-type charge generation layer, thereby completing formation of a second charge generation layer.

HT3 (190 Å) was deposited as a third hole transport-auxiliary layer on the second charge generation layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were co-deposited as a third emission layer to a thickness of 200 Å, and BAlq (50 Å) was deposited as a third buffer layer on the third emission layer, thereby completing formation of a third emission unit.

On the third emission unit, Compound 21 was deposited as a third electron transport layer to a thickness of 50 Å, and Li (15 Å) was deposited as an electron injection layer, thereby completing formation of an electron transport region.

AgMg (e.g., Ag and Mg) (100 Å) were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 9:1 on the electron transport region to form a cathode, and CP1 (700 Å) was deposited on the cathode, thereby completing manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

Here, a triplet energy level of the third buffer layer was 2.8 eV, and a triplet energy level of ADN included in the third emission layer was 3.1 eV.

In addition, a LUMO energy level of the third emission layer was 2.55 eV, and a LUMO energy level of the third electron transport layer was 2.77 eV.

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Comparative Example 1

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound 21 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound A and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

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Comparative Example 3

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound B and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

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Comparative Example 4

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

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Comparative Example 5

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 2, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

Comparative Example 6

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 3, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

Comparative Example 7

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound A was used as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 8

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound B was used as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 9

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

Comparative Example 10

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 7, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

Comparative Example 11

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 8, except that Compound C₁and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the third emission layer.

Comparative Example 12

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound 20 was used as the first electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the first emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 13

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound 20 was used as the second electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the second emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 14

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 2, except that Compound 20 was used as the first electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the first emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 15

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound A was used as the second electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the second emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 16

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Comparative Example 3, except that Compound 20 was used as the first electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the first emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Comparative Example 17

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound B was used as the second electron transport layer, ADN and DPAVBi (an amount of DPAVBi was 5 wt %) were used as the second emission layer, and Compound 20 and LiQ were used at a weight ratio of 5:5 as the third electron transport layer.

Evaluation Example 1

The organic light-emitting devices of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 11 were characterized using a color luminance meter and a Keithley source meter device to measure driving voltage (V) and efficiency (Cd/A) at luminance of 2,000 nit, and the results are shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Third electron
Third emission
Driving
Efficiency

transport layer
layer host
voltage (V)
(cd/A)
Remark

Example 1
Compound 21
ADN
9.8
27.4
2,000 nit

Comparative
Compound 21:LiQ
ADN
10.5
24.4
2,000 nit

Example 1
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound A:LiQ
ADN
10.8
22.8
2,000 nit

Example 2
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound B:LiQ
ADN
10.7
23.6
2,000 nit

Example 3
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound 21:LiQ
C1
11.3
23.5
2,000 nit

Example 4
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound A:LiQ
C1
11.5
25.4
2,000 nit

Example 5
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound B:LiQ
C1
11.3
24.3
2,000 nit

Example 6
(5:5)

Comparative
Compound A
ADN
11.9
23.4
2,000 nit

Example 7

Comparative
Compound B
ADN
12.1
22.4
2,000 nit

Example 8

Comparative
Compound 21
C1
14.3
20.3
2,000 nit

Example 9

Comparative
Compound A
C1
13.4
21.4
2,000 nit

Example 10

Comparative
Compound B
C1
15.3
22.4
2,000 nit

Example 11

Referring to Table 1, it was confirmed that, when the third emission layer host and the anthracene derivative were applied according to embodiments of the present disclosure, for example without LiQ in the third electron transport layer, electron injection characteristics were improved, resulting in excellent driving voltage and excellent efficiency characteristics.

Evaluation Example 2

Regarding the organic light-emitting devices of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, 7, and 8, the lifespan (T97) at a luminance of 4,000 nit was measured using a current-fixed room temperature device, and the results are shown in Table 2 and FIG. 2:

TABLE 2

Lifespan
Remark

Example 1
470
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Comparative
400
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Example 1

Comparative
400
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Example 2

Comparative
400
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Example 3

Comparative
70
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Example 7

Comparative
70
h
T₉₇@4,000 nit

Example 8

Referring to Table 2 and FIG. 2, it was confirmed that, in the emission unit directly facing (adjacent to) the cathode, the lifespan was improved only when both the host in the emission layer and the electron transport layer include (e.g., simultaneously) the anthracene derivative. That is, it was confirmed that the electron injection from the electron transport layer to the emission layer was stably performed.

The organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 to 3, which included the anthracene derivative as the emission layer and a mixed layer of LiQ and an organic material as the electron transport layer had stable electron injection characteristics due to the LiQ, so that the lifespan characteristics were not significantly reduced. However, when comparing the organic light-emitting devices of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 7 and 8 manufactured using only the corresponding organic materials in the electron transport layer (e.g., without LiQ), only the organic light-emitting device of Example 1 using the anthracene derivative showed stable reliability, whereas the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 7 and 8 using the bicarbazole derivative and the aromatic amine derivative showed significant reductions in reliability (lifespan).

Evaluation Example 3

Regarding the organic light-emitting devices of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1, the transient EL was measured under a dark room temperature using a transient electroluminescence (EL) device to measure a component ratio of a fluorescence component/a delayed fluorescence component, and the results are shown in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, it was confirmed that the delayed fluorescence component of the organic light-emitting device of Example 1 was more effectively generated. Without being bound by the correctness of any explanation or theory, it is thought that because the electron transport layer used a single material, an increase in electron injection caused an increase in triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA), thereby improving the efficiency.

Evaluation Example 4

Regarding each of the organic light-emitting devices of Example 1 and Comparative Examples 12 to 17, driving voltage (V) and efficiency (Cd/A) at luminance of 2,000 nit were measured using a color luminance meter and a Keithley source meter device, and the results are shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3

Driving
Efficiency

voltage (V)
(cd/A)
Remark

Example 1
9.8
27.4
2,000 nit

Comparative
11.8
23.4
2,000 nit

Example 12

Comparative
12.2
22.5
2,000 nit

Example 13

Comparative
11.5
20.8
2,000 nit

Example 14

Comparative
12.3
20.3
2,000 nit

Example 15

Comparative
12.3
22.7
2,000 nit

Example 16

Comparative
12.5
23.5
2,000 nit

Example 17

Referring to Table 3, it was confirmed that, when the anthracene derivative was applied to a single electron transport layer a the emission layer other than the emission unit adjacent to the cathode, the driving voltage reduction characteristics were not as good and the efficiency was lowered by 20% or more, compared to the organic light-emitting device of Example 1.

According to the one or more embodiments, an organic light-emitting device may have low driving voltage, high efficiency, and long lifespan.

As used herein, 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.

Any numerical range recited herein is intended to include all sub-ranges 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 being available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings, 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 as defined by the following claims and equivalents thereof.

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