ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0138007, filed on Sep. 30, 2015, 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 are related to an organic light-emitting device.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light emitting devices are self-emission devices that have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, and short response times. In addition, OLEDs may exhibit excellent brightness, driving voltage, and response speed characteristics compared to devices in the related art, and produce full-color images.

An organic light-emitting device may include a first electrode on a substrate, and a hole transport region, an emission layer, an electron transport region, and a second electrode sequentially positioned on the first electrode. Holes provided from the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the second electrode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. Carriers (such as holes and electrons) may recombine in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons may change (e.g., decay or 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 with high efficiency.

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.

One or more aspects of example embodiments of the present disclosure provide an organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes a first compound and a second compound, the first compound is an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, and the second compound is a compound represented by Formula 2:

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In Formulae 1, 2, L-1, and L-2,

M₁may be selected from lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and zinc (Zn),

L₁may be a monovalent organic ligand,

n1 may be selected from 0 and 1,

L₂and L₃may each independently be selected from ligands represented by Formulae L-1 and L-2,

X₁and X₂may each independently be selected from oxygen (O) and sulfur (S),

Y₁to Y₇may each independently be selected from carbon (C) and nitrogen (N),

Y₁to Y₃may be connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond, Y₄and Y₅may be connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond, and Y₆and Y₇may be connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond,

rings CY₁to CY₃may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group and a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group, and optionally, rings CY₂and CY₃may be further connected to each other via *—(Y₂₁)_m1—*′, wherein Y₂₁may be selected from O, S, C(═O), a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₅alkylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅alkenylene group, and m1 may be selected from 1, 2, and 3,

rings A₁to A₄may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group and a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group,

T₁may be N-(LK₃)_a3-(R₁₂)_b12,

LK₁to LK₃may 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,

a1 to a3 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3,

R₁to R₃, R₁₁, R₁₂, and R₂₁to R₂₄may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a 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), and —N(Q₄)(Q₅),

b1 to b3, b11, b12, and b21 to b24 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 10,

* and *′ may each indicate a binding site to M₁in Formula 1, and

at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group, substituted C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group, substituted C₁-C₅alkylene group, substituted C₂-C₅alkenylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, substituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, substituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group and substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from the group consisting of:

deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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 amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₃-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), and —B(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅);

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 amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, —Si(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂)(Q₂₃), and —B(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅); and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃) and —B(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅),

wherein Q₁to Q₇, Q₁₁to Q₁₅, Q₂₁to Q₂₅, and Q₃₁to Q₃₅may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

These and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the example embodiments, taken in conjunction with the drawing, which is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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

In the drawing, the thicknesses of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., may be exaggerated for clarity. It will be understood that when an element such as a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening element(s) may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, no intervening elements are present.

With reference to the drawing, an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail.

The drawing is a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The organic light-emitting device 10 includes a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, and a second electrode 190.

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

In the drawing, a substrate may be under the first electrode 110 or above the second electrode 190. The substrate may be a glass substrate or a transparent 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 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 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. The material for a first electrode may be a transparent and highly conductive material, and non-limiting examples of such a material may include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO₂), and zinc oxide (ZnO). When the first electrode 110 is a semi-transmissive electrode or a reflective electrode, at least one selected from magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), and magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used as a material for forming the first electrode 110.

The first electrode 110 may have a single-layer structure or a multi-layer 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.

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

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

The hole transport region may include at least one selected from a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), a buffer layer, and an electron blocking layer (EBL), and the electron transport region may include at least one selected from a hole blocking layer (HBL), an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron injection layer (EIL), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

The hole transport region may have a single-layered structure formed of a single material, a single-layered structure formed of a plurality of different materials, or a multi-layered structure having a plurality of layers formed of a plurality of different materials.

For example, the hole transport region may have a single-layered structure formed of a plurality of different materials, a structure of hole injection layer/hole transport layer, a structure of hole injection layer/hole transport layer/buffer layer, a structure of hole injection layer/buffer layer, a structure of hole transport layer/buffer layer, or a structure of hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer, wherein layers of each structure are sequentially stacked from the first electrode 110 in each stated order, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

When the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, the hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode 110 using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging.

When a hole injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition, for example, the vacuum deposition may be performed at a deposition temperature of about 100 to about 500° C., at a vacuum degree of about 10⁻⁸to about 10⁻³torr, and at a deposition rate of about 0.01 to about 100 Å/sec, depending on the compound to be deposited in the hole injection layer, and the structure of a hole injection layer to be formed.

When a hole injection layer is formed by spin coating, the spin coating may be performed at a coating rate of about 2,000 rpm to about 5,000 rpm and at a temperature of about 80° C. to 200° C., depending on the compound to be deposited in the hole injection layer, and the structure of a hole injection layer to be formed.

When the hole transport region includes a hole transport layer, the hole transport layer may be formed on the first electrode 110 or on the hole injection layer using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging. When the hole transport layer is formed by vacuum deposition and/or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for the hole transport layer may be similar to the deposition and coating conditions used for the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1. In some embodiments, the hole transport region may include a hole transport layer, wherein the hole transport layer includes the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

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

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In Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₅may each be the same as described herein in connection with LK₁;

xa1 to xa4 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;

xa5 may be selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and

R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄may 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.

In some embodiments, in Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₅may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-bifluorenylene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthracenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a pyridinylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, a quinolinylene group, an isoquinolinylene group, a quinoxalinylene group, a quinazolinylene group, a carbazolylene group, and a triazinylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group;

xa1 to xa4 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, and 2;

xa5 may be selected from 1, 2, and 3,

R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

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

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In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be further represented by Formula 201A-1, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be further represented by Formula 202A, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formulae 201A, 201A-1, and 202A, L₂₀₁to L₂₀₃, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R₂₀₂to R₂₀₄may each be the same described herein in connection with Formulae 201 and 202, R₂₁₁and R₂₁₂may each be the same as described herein in connection with R₂₀₃, and R₂₁₃to R₂₁₇may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The compound represented by Formula 201 and the compound represented by Formula 202 may each be or include one selected from Compounds HT1 to HT20 illustrated below, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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The thickness of the hole transport region may be about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes at least one selected from a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the thickness of the hole injection layer may be about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. The thickness of the hole transport layer may be about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are each within these ranges, satisfactory hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

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

The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant. The p-dopant may be 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. Non-limiting examples of the p-dopant may include a quinone derivative (such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane (TCNQ) and/or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane (F4-TCNQ)); a metal oxide (such as a tungsten oxide and/or a molybdenum oxide), and Compound HT-D1 (illustrated below), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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The hole transport region may further include, in addition to the hole injection layer and the hole transport layer, at least one selected from a buffer layer and an electron blocking layer. Since the buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer (e.g., be used to adjust the optical resonance distance to match the wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer), the light-emission efficiency of a formed organic light-emitting device may be improved. Materials that are included in the hole transport region may also be included in the buffer layer. The electron blocking layer may prevent or reduce injection of electrons from the electron transport region.

An emission layer may be formed on the hole transport region using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging. When the emission layer is formed by vacuum deposition and/or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for the emission layer may be similar to the deposition and coating conditions used for the hole injection layer.

When the organic light-emitting device 10 is a full color organic light-emitting device, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer, according to a sub pixel. In some embodiments, the emission layer may have a stacked structure of a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer, or may include a red-light emission material, a green-light emission material, and a blue-light emission material mixed together in a single layer to thereby emit white light.

The emission layer may include the first compound and the second compound, the first compound may be selected from organometallic compounds represented by Formula 1, and the second compound may be selected from compounds represented by Formula 2:

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M₁in Formula 1 may be selected from lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and zinc (Zn). In one embodiment, M₁in Formula 1 may be selected from lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), and aluminum (Al), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

L₁in Formula 1 may be a monovalent organic ligand, and n1 may be selected from 0 and 1. In one embodiment, L₁in Formula 1 may be a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, L₁in Formula 1 may be selected from the group consisting of: a phenoxy group and a naphthalenoxy group; and

a phenoxy group and a naphthalenoxy group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group, and

L₂and L₃in Formula 1 may each independently be selected from ligands represented by Formulae L-1 and L-2:

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* and *′ in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each indicate a binding site to M₁in Formula 1.

X₁and X₂in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each independently be selected from O and S. In one embodiment, X₁and X₂in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each be O.

Y₁to Y₇in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each independently be selected from C and N, provided that Y₁to Y₃are connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond, Y₄and Y₅are connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond, and Y₆and Y₇are connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond.

Rings CY₁to CY₃in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group and a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group, and rings CY₂and CY₃may be further connected to each other via *—(Y₂₁)_m1—*′, wherein Y₂₁may be selected from O, S, C(═O), a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₅alkylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅alkenylene group, and m1 may be selected from 1, 2, and 3.

In one embodiment, rings CY₁to CY₃in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

a benzene, a naphthalene, a fluorene, a spiro-fluorene, a phenanthrene, an anthracene, a pyrrole, a thiophene, a furan, an imidazole, a pyrazole, a thiazole, an isothiazole, an oxazole, an isoxazole, a pyridine, a pyrazine, a pyrimidine, a pyridazine, an iso-indole, an indole, an indazole, a quinoline, an isoquinoline, a benzoquinoline, a quinoxaline, a quinazoline, a phthalazinine, a naphthylidine, phenanthroline, a benzimidazole, a benzofuran, a benzothiophene, a benzothiazole, a benzoxazole, an isobenzoxazole, and a triazine, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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 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-fluorenyl 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 pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, rings CY₁to CY₃in Formulae L-1 and L-2 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

a benzene, a quinoline, a benzoquinoline, a benzothiazole, a benzoxazole, and an isobenzoxazole; and

a benzene, a quinoline, a benzoquinoline, a benzothiazole, a benzoxazole, and an isobenzoxazole, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and a phenyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, L₂and L₃in Formula 1 may each be selected from ligands represented by Formulae L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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* and *′ in Formulae L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each indicate a binding site to M₁in Formula 1.

In one embodiment, L₂and L₃in Formula 1 may be identical to or different from each other.

Rings A₁to A₄in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group and a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group.

In one embodiment, rings A₁to A₄in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from:

For example, rings A₁to A₄in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from:

a benzene and a naphthalene, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

T₁in Formula 2 may be N-(LK₃)_a3-(R₁₂)_b12.

LK₁to LK₃in Formula 2 may 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, 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.

In one embodiment, LK₁to LK₃in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

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-fluorenylene 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 pyrrolylene group, a thiophenylene group, a furanylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a thiazolylene group, an isothiazolylene group, an oxazolylene group, an isoxazolylene group, a pyridinylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, an isoindolylene group, an indolylene group, an indazolylene group, a purinylene 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 carbazolylene group, a phenanthridinylene group, an acridinylene group, a phenanthrolinylene group, a phenazinylene group, a benzimidazolylene group, a benzofuranylene group, a benzothiophenylene group, an isobenzothiazolylene group, a benzoxazolylene group, an isobenzoxazolylene group, a triazolylene group, a tetrazolylene group, an oxadiazolylene group, a triazinylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, a dibenzothiophenylene group, a benzocarbazolylene group, a dibenzocarbazolylene group, a thiadiazolylene group, an imidazopyridinylene group, and an imidazopyrimidinylene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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 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-fluorenyl 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 pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

For example, LK₁to LK₃in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 4-1 to 4-26, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

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In Formulae 4-1 to 4-26,

Z₁may be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group,

d1 may be an integer selected from 1 to 4, d2 may be an integer selected from 1 to 3, d3 may be an integer selected from 1 to 6, d5 may be an integer selected from 1 and 2, d6 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5, and * and *′ may each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

For example, LK₁to LK₃in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 5-1 to 5-26, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

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* and *′ in Formulae 5-1 to 5-26 may each indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

a1 to a3 in Formula 2 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3. a1 indicates the number of LK₁moieties in Formula 2, and when a1 is 2 or more, 2 or more LK₁moieties may be identical to or different from each other. When a1 is 0, *-(LK₁)_a1-*′ is a single bond. In one embodiment, a1 may be selected from 0, 1, and 2. In some embodiments, a1 may be selected from 0 and 1. a2 and a3 may be the same as described herein in connection with a1 in Formulae 1 and 2.

In one embodiment, in Formula 2, a1 is 1, a2 is 0, and a3 is 1, and in one embodiment, a1 is 1, a2 is 0 and a3 is 0, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

R₁to R₃, R₁₁, R₁₂, and R₂₁to R₂₄in Formulae 2, L-1, L-2, L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a 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), and —N(Q₄)(Q₅),

wherein Q₁to Q₅may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

R₁to R₃, R₁₁, R₁₂, and R₂₁to R₂₄in Formulae 2, L-1, L-2, L-1-1, and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

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

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a dibenzocarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, and —Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃); and —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃) and —N(Q₄)(Q₅),

wherein Q₁to Q₅and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

R₁to R₃, R₁₁, R₁₂, and R₂₁to R₂₄in Formulae 2, L-1, L-2, L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an iso-propyl group, a butyl group, iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an iso-propoxy group, a butoxy group, an iso-butoxy group, a sec-butoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, a triphenylmethyl group, and groups represented by Formulae 6-1 to 6-49, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formulae 6-1 to 6-49,

Z₁₁and Z₁₂may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-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 amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, and a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof;

a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a dibenzocarbazolyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, and a naphthyl group; and

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃),

wherein Q₄, Q₅and Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, and a carbazolyl group;

e1 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5, e2 may be an integer selected from 1 or 2, e3 may be an integer selected from 1 to 3, e4 may be an integer selected from 1 to 4, e5 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5, e6 may be an integer selected from 1 to 6, e7 may be an integer selected from 1 to 7, and * may indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

R₁to R₃, R₁₁, R₁₂, and R₂₁to R₂₄in Formulae 2, L-1, L-2, L-1-1, and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each independently be selected from:

hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an iso-propyl group, a butyl group, iso-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, an iso-propoxy group, a butoxy group, an iso-butoxy group, a sec-butoxy group, a tert-butoxy group, a triphenylmethyl group, and a group represented by any of Formulae 7-1 to 7-49, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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* in Formulae 7-1 to 7-49 may indicate a binding site to a neighboring atom.

b1 to b3, b11, b12 and b21 to b24 in Formulae 2, L-1 and L-2 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 10. b1 indicates the number of R₁moieties in Formula L-1, and when b1 is 2 or more, 2 or more R₁moieties may be identical to or different from each other. In one embodiment, b1 in Formulae 2, L-1, and L-2 may be selected from 0, 1, and 2. In one embodiment, b1 may be selected from 0 and 1, and b2, b3, b11, b12, and b21 to b24 may each be the same as described herein in connection with b1 in Formulae 2, L-1, and L-2.

In Formulae L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3, b1 may be an integer selected from 0 to 6, b2 may be an integer selected from 0 to 8, and b3 and b4 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 4. In one embodiment, b1 to b4 in Formulae L-1-1 and L-2-1 to L-2-3 may each be selected from 0 and 1.

For example, the first compound may be selected from organometallic compounds represented by Formulae 1-1 to 1-4, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

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In Formulae 1-1 to 1-4,

M₁may be selected from lithium (Li), beryllium (Be), and aluminum (Al),

R_1aand R_1bmay each be the same as described herein in connection with R₁, R_2aand R_2bmay each be the same as described herein in connection with R₂, R_3aand R_3bmay each be the same as described herein in connection with R₃, and R₅may be the same as described herein in connection with R₁, and

ba1 and bb1 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 6, ba2 and bb2 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 8, ba3, bb3, ba4, and bb4 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 4, and b5 may be an integer selected from 0 to 5.

For example, the second compound may be a compound represented by Formula 2-1, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formula 2-1,

rings A₁to A₄, T₁, LK₁, a1, R₁₁, R₂₁to R₂₄, b11, and b21 to b24 may each be the same as described herein in connection with Formula 2.

In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 2-1 may be selected from compounds represented by Formulae 2-1-1 to 2-1-10, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formulae 2-1-1 to 2-1-10,

rings A₁to A₄, T₁, LK₁, a1, R₁₁, R₂₁to R₂₄, b11, b21, and b24 may each be the same as described herein in connection with Formula 1, and b22 and b23 may each be an integer selected from 0 to 4.

For example, the first compound may be selected from organometallic compounds H1-1 to H1-3, and the second compound may be selected from Compounds H2-1 to H2-3, but embodiments of the first compound and the second compound are not limited thereto:

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The emission layer may further include a third compound. The third compound may be an organometallic compound represented by Formula 8:

M₁₁(L₁₁)_n11(L₁₂)(L₁₃). <Formula 8>

M₁₁in Formula 8 may be selected from iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium (Tm). In one embodiment, M₁₁may be selected from iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), and osmium (Os), but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto. In one embodiment, M₁₁may be iridium (Ir).

L₁₁in Formula 8 may be a monovalent or divalent organic ligand, and n11 may be selected from 0, 1, and 2.

L₁₂and L₁₃in Formula 8 may each independently be a ligand represented by Formula L-4:

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* and *′ in Formula L-4 may each indicate a binding site to M₁₁in Formula 8.

Y₁₁to Y₁₄in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from C and N, provided that Y₁₁and Y₁₂are connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond, and Y₁₃and Y₁₄are connected to each other via a single bond or a double bond.

rings CY₁₁and CY₁₂in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from a C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group and a C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group, and optionally, rings CY₁₁and CY₁₂may be further connected to each other via *—(Y₂₂)_m2—*′, wherein Y₂₂may be selected from O, S, C(═O), a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₅alkylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₅alkenylene group, and m2 may be selected from 1, 2, and 3.

Rings CY₁₁and CY₁₂in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

R₅₁and R₅₂in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a 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, and —Si(Q₁)(Q₂)(Q₃), wherein Q₁to Q₃may be the same as described herein in connection with Formulae 1, 2, L-1, and L-2.

b51 and b52 in Formula L-4 may each independently be an integer selected from 0 to 10. In one embodiment, b51 and b52 in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, and 2. For example, b51 and b52 in Formula L-4 may each independently be selected from 0 and 1.

In one embodiment, in Formula 8, L₁₁may be selected from ligands represented by Formulae L-5-1 to L-5-3, and L₁₂and L₁₃may each independently be selected from ligands represented by Formulae L-4-1 to L-4-10, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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In Formulae L-4-1 to L-4-10, and L-5-1 to L-5-3,

R₅₁, R₅₂, R_51a, R_51b, R₆₁, R₆₂, and R₆₃may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

wherein Q₃₁to Q₃₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-fluorenyl group, a benzofluorenyl group, a dibenzofluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, and a triazinyl group,

e2 may be selected from 1 and 2, e3 may be an integer selected from 1 to 3, e4 may be an integer selected from 1 to 4, e5 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5, e6 may be an integer selected from 1 to 6, and

* and *′ may each indicate a binding site to M₁₁in Formula 8.

In one embodiment, the third compound may be selected from organometallic compounds represented by Formulae D1 to D20, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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The organic light-emitting device may include an emission layer including the organometallic compound represented by Formula 1 (e.g., the first compound), a condensed cyclic compound selected from compounds represented by Formula 2 (e.g., the second compound), and the organometallic compound represented by Formula 8 (e.g., the third compound). Due to the inclusion of such an emission layer, the organic light-emitting device may have a wide color region and/or high efficiency.

In the emission layer, the first compound and the second compound may act as hosts, and the third compound may act as a dopant.

In one embodiment, the emission layer may include a host and a dopant, the host may include the first compound and the second compound, and the dopant may include the third compound.

An organic light-emitting device including the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound may be a phosphorescent device. The organic light-emitting device may have a long wavelength in a red light-emitting region, and accordingly have a wide color region and a high color reproduction rate.

In some embodiments, the weight ratio of the first compound to the second compound in the emission layer may be selected from 10:90 to 90:10. In some embodiments, the weight ratio of the first compound to the second compound in the emission layer may be selected from 10:90 to 50:50. Compared to an organic light-emitting device including only one selected from the first compound and the second compound as a host, an organic light-emitting device including the first compound and the second compound within these weight ratios may exhibit low driving voltage and/or high efficiency.

The amount of the dopant in the emission layer may be, in general, about 0.01 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. Accordingly, the amount of the third compound may be about 0.01 to about 15 parts by weight based on about 100 parts by weight of the sum of amounts of the first compound and the second compound.

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

The thickness of the emission layer may be about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness of the emission layer is within this range, excellent light-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

An electron transport region may be on the emission layer.

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

For example, the electron transport region may have a structure of electron transport layer/electron injection layer or a structure of hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer, wherein layers of each structure are sequentially stacked on the emission layer in each stated order, but embodiments of the structure thereof are not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the organic layer 150 of the organic light-emitting device may include an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode 190.

When the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, the hole blocking layer may be formed on the emission layer using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging. When the hole blocking layer is formed by vacuum deposition and/or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for the hole blocking layer may be similar to the deposition and coating conditions used for the hole injection layer.

The hole blocking layer may include, for example, at least one selected from BCP and Bphen, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto:

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The thickness of the hole blocking layer may be about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When the thickness of the hole blocking layer is within these ranges, the hole blocking layer may have improved hole blocking ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region may include an electron transport layer. The electron transport layer may be formed on the emission layer or on the hole blocking layer using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging. When the electron transport layer is formed by vacuum deposition and/or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for the electron transport layer may be similar to the deposition and coating conditions used for the hole injection layer.

In some embodiments, the electron transport layer may include at least one compound selected from a compound represented by Formula 601 and a compound represented by Formula 602:

Ar₆₀₁-[(L₆₀₁)_xe1-E₆₀₁]_xe2. <Formula 601>

In Formula 601,

Ar_6o1may be selected from the group consisting of:

a naphthalene group, a heptalene group, a fluorenene group, a spiro-bifluorenene group, a benzofluorenene group, a dibenzofluorenene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, a 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, and an indenoanthracene group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and —Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃) (wherein Q₃₀₁to Q₃₀₃may each independently be selected from hydrogen, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₁-C₆₀aryl group, and a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group);

L₆₀₁may be the same as described herein in connection with L₂₀₁;

E₆₀₁may be selected from the group consisting of:

a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, a hydrazine group, a hydrazone group, a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a C₁-C₂₀alkoxy group, a phenyl 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 pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthridinyl group, an acridinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phenazinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, and an imidazopyrimidinyl group;

xe1 may be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3; and

xe2 may be selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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In Formula 602,

X₆₁₁may be selected from nitrogen (N) and C-(L₆₁₁)_xe611-R₆₁₁, X₆₁₂may be selected from N and C-(L₆₁₂)_xe612-R₆₁₂, X₆₁₃may be selected from N and C-(L₆₁₃)_xe613-R₆₁₃, and at least one selected from X₆₁₁to X₆₁₃may be N;

L₆₁₁to L₆₁₆may each be the same as described herein in connection with L₁;

R₆₁₁to R₆₁₆may each independently be selected from the group consisting of:

xe611 to xe616 may each independently be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3.

The compound represented by Formula 601 and the compound represented by Formula 602 may each independently be selected from Compounds ET1 to ET15:

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In some embodiments, the electron transport layer may further include at least one selected from BCP, Bphen, Alq₃, Balg, TAZ, and NTAZ:

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The thickness of the electron transport layer may be about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and in some embodiments, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness of the electron transport layer is within these ranges, the electron transport layer may exhibit satisfactory electron transport characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

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

The metal-containing material may include a Li complex. The Li complex may be selected from, for example, ET-D1 (lithium quinolate, LiQ) and ET-D2:

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

The electron injection layer may be formed on the electron transport layer using one or more suitable methods selected from vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, and laser-induced thermal imaging. When an electron injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition and/or spin coating, the deposition and coating conditions for the electron injection layer may be similar to the deposition and coating conditions for the hole injection layer.

The electron injection layer may include at least one selected from LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li₂O, BaO, and LiQ.

The thickness of the electron injection layer may be about 1 Å to about 100 Å, and in some embodiments, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness of the electron injection layer is within these ranges, the electron injection layer may exhibit satisfactory electron injection characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The second electrode 190 may be on the organic layer 150. The second electrode 190 may be a cathode that is an electron injection electrode, and in this regard, a material for forming the second electrode 190 may be a material having a low work function. Non-limiting examples of such a material may include metal, alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and mixtures thereof. Non-limiting examples of suitable material for the second electrode 190 may include lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), and magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag). In some embodiments, the material for forming the second electrode 190 may include ITO and/or IZO. The second electrode 190 may be a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode.

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device has been described with reference to the drawing, but embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited thereto.

Another aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting apparatus including the organic light-emitting device and a thin film transistor, wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to the thin film transistor.

The term “C₁-C₆₀alkyl group” as used herein refers to a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof may include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a pentyl group, an iso-amyl group, and a hexyl 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 “C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —O-A₁₀₁(wherein A₁₀₁is a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group), and non-limiting examples thereof may include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and an isopropyloxy group.

The term “C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the body (e.g., middle) or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and non-limiting examples thereof may 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 formed by substituting at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the body (e.g., middle) or at the terminus of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and non-limiting examples thereof may 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 “C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent hydrocarbon monocyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof may 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, silicon (Si), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and non-limiting examples thereof may include 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 and at least one double bond in the ring thereof, and does not have aromaticity (e.g., is non-aromatic). Non-limiting examples thereof may 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 may include a 2,3-hydrofuranyl group and a 2,3-hydrothiophenyl group. The term “C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene 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 may 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 rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. The term “C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system that has at least one heteroatom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom, and 1 to 60 carbon atoms. Non-limiting examples of the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group may 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 rings may be fused to each other.

The term “C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group” as used herein indicates —O-A₁₀₂(wherein A₁₀₂is a C₆-C₆₀aryl group), and the term “C₆-C₆₀arylthio group” as used herein indicates —S-A₁₀₃(wherein A₁₀₃is 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 to each other, only carbon atoms (for example, 8 to 60 carbon atoms) as ring forming atoms, and non-aromaticity in the entire molecular structure (e.g., the entire structure is non-aromatic). A non-limiting example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group may include 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, a heteroatom selected from N, O, Si, P, and S in addition to carbon atoms (for example, 1 to 60 carbon atoms) as ring forming atoms, and has non-aromaticity in the entire molecular structure (e.g., the entire structure is non-aromatic). A non-limiting example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may include 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.

Herein, at least one substituent of the substituted C₅-C₃₀carbocyclic group, substituted C₂-C₃₀heterocyclic group, substituted C₁-C₅alkylene group, substituted C₂-C₅alkenylene group, the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group, substituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group, substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group, substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, substituted divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, substituted C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, substituted C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, substituted C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, substituted C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, substituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group, substituted C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, substituted C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, substituted C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and substituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group may be selected from the group consisting of:

—Si(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂)(Q₃₃) and —B(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅),

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; and the terms “ter-Bu” or “Bu^t” as used herein refer to a tert-butyl group.

The term “biphenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group in which two benzene rings are connected to each other via a single bond, and the term “terphenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group in which three benzene rings are connected to each other via two single bonds.

Hereinafter, an organic light-emitting device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in further detail with reference to Synthesis Examples and Examples. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Synthesis Examples indicates that an identical quantity of B (e.g., number of molar equivalents) was used in place of A.

Example 1

A 15 Ohms per square centimeter (Ω/cm²) 1,200 Å (Angstroms) ITO glass substrate (available from Corning Co., Ltd) was cut to a size of 50 millimeters (mm)×50 mm×0.7 mm, sonicated in isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 5 minutes in each solvent, cleaned with ultraviolet rays for 30 minutes, cleaned with ozone, and mounted on a vacuum deposition apparatus.

HT3 and F4-TCNQ were co-deposited at a weight ratio of about 99:1 on the ITO anode of the glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of about 50 Å. Compound HT3 was then vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of about 600 Å, thereby forming a hole transport region.

Compounds H1-3 and H2-1 (as hosts) and Compound D4 (as a dopant) were co-deposited on the hole transport region at a weight ratio of about 50:50:2 to form an emission layer having a thickness of about 200 Å.

ET1 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of about 200 Å. Then, LiQ was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of about 5 Å, thereby forming an electron transport region.

Aluminum (Al) was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport region to form a cathode having a thickness of about 3,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

Comparative Examples 1 to 4

Additional organic light-emitting devices according to Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 1, except that the host and dopant compounds were varied as shown in Table 1 in the formation of the emission layer.

Evaluation Example 1

The driving voltage and luminance efficiency of each of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Example 1 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were measured using a source meter and a spectrometer. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1:

TABLE 1

Host
Weight ratio

(First
(Second
First compound:
Driving voltage
Efficiency

compound)
compound)
Second compound
(V)
(cd/A)

Example 1
Compound
Compound
50:50
3.7
62.79

H1-3
H2-1

Comparative
Compound
100:0
3.4
51.99

Example 1
H1-3

Comparative
Compound
0:100
4.3
54.27

Example 2
H2-1

Comparative
Compound
CBP
50:50
3.8
57.86

Example 3
H1-3

Comparative
Compound A
Compound
50:50
4.2
53.68

Example 4

H2-1

<CBP>

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Example 2

A 15 Ω/cm², 1,200 Å ITO glass substrate (available from Corning Co., Ltd) was cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.7 mm, sonicated in isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 5 minutes in each solvent, cleaned with ultraviolet rays for 30 minutes, cleaned with ozone, and mounted on a vacuum deposition apparatus.

Compounds H1-3 and H2-1 (as hosts) and Compound D4 (as a dopant) were co-deposited on the hole transport region at a weight ratio of about 50:50:4 to form an emission layer having a thickness of about 200 Å.

Al was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport region to form a cathode having a thickness of about 3,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

Examples 3 and 4 and Comparative Example 5

Additional organic light-emitting devices according to Examples 3 to 4 and Comparative Example 5 were manufactured in substantially the same manner as in Example 2, except that the host and the dopant were varied as shown in Table 2 in the formation of the emission layer.

Evaluation Example 2

The driving voltage and luminance efficiency of each of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 2 to 4 and Comparative Example 5 were measured using a source meter and a spectrometer. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2:

TABLE 2

Weight

ratio First

Host
compound:
Driving
Effi-

(First
(Second
Second
voltage
ciency

compound)
compound)
compound
(V)
(cd/A)

Example 2
Compound
Compound
50:50
4.0
56.89

H1-3
H2-1

Example 3
Compound
Compound
30:70
4.2
54.33

H1-3
H2-1

Example 4
Compound
Compound
10:90
4.5
52.16

H1-3
H2-1

Compar-
Compound
0:100
4.8
50.87

ative
H2-1

Example 5

Referring to Tables 1 and 2, it was found that the organic light-emitting devices prepared in Examples 1 to 4 had improved efficiencies compared to the organic light-emitting devices prepared in Comparative Examples 1 to 5.

An organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may have high efficiency.

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

As used herein, the terms “use”, “using”, and “used” may be considered synonymous with the terms “utilize”, “utilizing”, and “utilized”, respectively. Further, the use of “may” when describing embodiments of the present disclosure refers to “one or more embodiments of the present disclosure”.

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.

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

While one or more example embodiments have been described with reference to the drawing, 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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