Organic light-emitting device

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0158902, filed on Nov. 14, 2014, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and entitled: “Organic Light-Emitting Device,” is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

Embodiments relate to an organic light-emitting device.

2. Description of the Related Art

Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emission devices that have wide viewing angles, high contrast ratios, and short response times. In addition, the OLEDs exhibit excellent luminance, driving voltage, and response speed characteristics, and produce full-color images.

The organic light-emitting device may include a first electrode disposed on a substrate, and a hole transport region, an emission layer, an electron transport region, and a second electrode, which are sequentially disposed on the first electrode. Holes provided from the first electrode may move toward the emission layer through the hole transport region, and electrons provided from the second electrode may move toward the emission layer through the electron transport region. The holes and the electrons are recombined in the emission layer to produce excitons. These excitons change from an excited state to a ground state to thereby generate light.

SUMMARY

Embodiments are directed to an organic light-emitting device.

The embodiments may be realized by providing 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 hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region including at least one selected from a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer, and a buffer layer, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, the electron transport region including at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer, wherein the electron transport region includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula 2:

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wherein, in Formula 1, R₁, R₂, and Ar are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇); L is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-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; m and n are each independently an integer selected from 1 to 4; a is an integer selected from 0 to 2; b is an integer selected from 1 and 2; when m or n are 2 or more, each R₁or R₂is identical to or different from each other;

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wherein, in Formula 2, R₁₁to R₃₇are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇); wherein at least one substituent of the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₂-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-C₁cycloalkyl group, substituted C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, substituted C₂-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 is selected from: a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-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, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), and —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇); a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-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 C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), and —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇); and —N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇); and wherein Q₁to Q₇, Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

The electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2.

The electron transport layer may include at least one selected from a first electron transport layer a second electron transport layer, and a third electron transport layer.

The electron transport layer may include a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1, and the second electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 2.

The electron transport layer may include a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 2, and the second electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1.

R₁and R₂may each independently be selected from a hydrogen and a deuterium.

L may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

Ar may be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

L may be a group represented by one of the following Formulae 2a and 2b:

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wherein, in Formulae 2a and 2b, * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

Ar may be a group represented by one of the following Formulae 3a to 3c:

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wherein, in Formulae 3a to 3c, Z₁may be selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₂₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀heteroaryl group, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, and a carboxyl group; p may be an integer selected from 1 to 9; and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

The compound represented by Formula 1 may be one of the following Compounds 1-1 to 1-10:

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R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₉to R₂₁, R₂₈to R₃₀, and R₃₇may each independently be selected from a hydrogen and a deuterium.

R₁₃to R₁₈, R₂₂to R₂₇, and R₃₁to R₃₆may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₂₀aryl group.

R₁₃to R₁₈, R₂₂to R₂₇, and R₃₁to R₃₆may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a methyl group, and a phenyl group.

The compound represented by Formula 2 may be one of the following Compounds 2-1 to 2-4:

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The electron transport region may include a metal complex.

The metal complex may be a lithium complex.

The metal complex may be selected from a lithium quinolate and the following compound ET-D2.

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The organic layer may be formed by using a wet method.

The embodiments may be realized by providing a flat panel display apparatus including a thin film transistor, the thin film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode; and the organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment, wherein the first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode of the thin film transistor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

Features will be apparent to those of skill in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawing in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawing; however, they may be embodied in different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey exemplary implementations to those skilled in the art.

In the drawing FIGURE, the dimensions of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity of illustration. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

According to an embodiment, an organic light-emitting device may include a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer.

The organic layer may include, e.g., i) a hole transport region that is disposed between the first electrode and the emission layer and includes at least one selected from a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer and a buffer layer, and ii) an electron transport region that is disposed between the emission layer and the second electrode and includes at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, and an electron injection layer.

The electron transport region may include, e.g., a compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula 2 below.

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In Formula 1,

R₁, R₂, and Ar may each independently be selected from or include, e.g., a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇).

L may be selected from or include, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₂-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.

m and n may each independently be an integer selected from 1 to 4;

a may be an integer selected from 0 to 2; and

b may be an integer selected from 1 and 2.

When m or n are 2 or more, each R₁or R₂may be identical to or different from each other.

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In Formula 2,

R₁₁to R₃₇may each independently be selected from or include, e.g., a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₁)(Q₂), —Si(Q₃)(Q₄)(Q₅), and —B(Q₆)(Q₇).

In an implementation, at least one substituent of the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₂-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 C₂-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:

a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group;

a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), and —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇); and

—N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇).

Q₁to Q₇, Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may each independently be selected from, e.g., a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl 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 1 according to an embodiment may have a pyridine-pyridine structure, which has high molecular polarity, thereby having an excellent electron transport ability.

However, when an organic light-emitting device is being driven, Joule heat may be generated or polaron quenching may occur. Due to the Joule heat or polaron quenching, a pyridine-pyridine structure may be easily broken. This may adversely affect the lifespan of the organic light-emitting device. Thus, an organic light-emitting device including the compound represented by Formula 1 (e.g., alone) may not have satisfying lifespan characteristics.

The compound represented by Formula 2 is a triazine-based or triazine-containing compound, and may have a high electric stability and a low level of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level, which is a common feature of triazine-based molecules. The compound represented by Formula 2, therefore, may have an excellent hole blocking ability, a high glass transition temperature, and crystallization prevention characteristics.

The compound represented by Formula 2 may have a relatively low efficiency when it comes to injection of electrons from the cathode, and low stability in its cation state, although its hole blocking ability may be excellent. Therefore, an organic light-emitting device having the compound represented by Formula 2 (e.g., alone) may not have satisfying lifespan characteristics.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 may be used together to form an electron transport layer to thereby overcome the individual effects of each of the compounds described above, and may produce a synergistic effect. Thus, the manufactured organic light-emitting device has excellent lifespan characteristics as well as a high efficiency and a low driving voltage.

In an implementation, the electron transport layer of the organic light-emitting device may include the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2.

In an implementation, the electron transport layer of the organic light-emitting device may be formed in or include a plurality of layers. In an implementation, the electron transport layer may include at least one selected from a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer; and a third electron transport layer.

In an implementation, the electron transport layer of the organic light-emitting device may include the first electron transport layer and the second electron transport layer, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1, and the second electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 2.

In an implementation, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 2, and the second electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1.

In an implementation, R₁and R₂may each independently be selected from a hydrogen and a deuterium, e.g., may each independently be hydrogen or deuterium.

In an implementation, L may be selected from or include, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀arylene group and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

In an implementation, Ar may be selected from or include, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₆₀aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

In an implementation, L may be any a group represented by one of the following Formulae 2a and 2b.

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In Formulae 2a and 2b, * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In an implementation, Ar may be a group represented by one of the following Formulae 3a to 3c.

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In Formulae 3a to 3c, Z₁may be selected from or include, e.g., a hydrogen, a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₂₀aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀heteroaryl group, a halogen group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a hydroxyl group, and a carboxyl group;

p may be an integer selected from 1 to 9; and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

In an implementation, the compound represented by Formula 1 may be, e.g., one of the following Compounds 1-1 to 1-10.

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In an implementation, R₁₁, R₁₂, R₁₉to R₂₁, R₂₈to R₃₀, and R₃₇may each independently be selected from, e.g., a hydrogen and a deuterium.

In an implementation, R₁₃to R₁₈, R₂₂to R₂₇, and R₃₁to R₃₆may each independently be selected from or include, e.g., a hydrogen, a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C₁-C₂₀alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted C₆-C₂₀aryl group.

In an implementation, R₁₃to R₁₈, R₂₂to R₂₇, and R₃₁to R₃₆may each independently be selected from, e.g., a hydrogen, a deuterium, a methyl group, and a phenyl group.

In an implementation, the compound represented by Formula 2 may be, e.g., one of the following Compounds 2-1 to 2-4.

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

FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. The organic light-emitting device 10 may include a first electrode 110, an organic layer 150, and a second electrode 190.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a substrate may be additionally disposed under the first electrode 110 or on the second electrode 190. The substrate may be a glass substrate or transparent plastic substrate, each with excellent mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance.

The first electrode 110 may be formed by depositing or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode on the substrate. When the first electrode 110 is an anode, the material for the first electrode 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 the first electrode may be a transparent and highly conductive material. 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, as a material for forming the first 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.

The first electrode 110 may have a single-layer structure, or a multi-layer structure including a plurality of layers. For example, the first electrode 110 may have a triple-layer structure of ITO/Ag/ITO.

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

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

The hole transport region may include, e.g., at least one selected from a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HTL), and a buffer layer. The electron transport region may include, e.g., at least one selected from a hole blocking layer (HBL), an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron injection layer (EIL).

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, or 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 this stated order.

When the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, the hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode 110 by using various methods, e.g., vacuum-deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or laser-induced thermal imaging (LITI).

When a hole injection layer is formed by vacuum-deposition, e.g., the vacuum-deposition may be performed at a temperature of a deposition temperature in a range of about 100° C. to about 500° C., at a vacuum degree in a range of about 10⁻⁸torr to about 10⁻³torr, and/or at a deposition rate in a range of about 0.01 Å/sec to about 100 Å/sec in consideration of a compound for a hole injection layer to be deposited, 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 in a range of about 2,000 rpm to about 5,000 rpm, and/or at a temperature in a range of about 80° C. to 200° C. in consideration of a compound for a hole injection layer to be vacuum-deposited, 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 the hole injection layer by using various methods, e.g., vacuum-deposition, spin coating, casting, LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or LITI. When the hole transport layer is formed by vacuum-deposition or spin coating, conditions for vacuum-deposition and coating may be similar to the above-described vacuum-deposition and coating conditions for forming the hole injection layer.

The hole transport region may include, e.g., at least one selected from m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB, β-NPB, TPD, a spiro-TPD, a spiro-NPB, α-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 sulfonicacid (Pani/CSA), (polyaniline)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), a compound represented by Formula 201 below, and a compound represented by Formula 202 below.

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In Formulae 201 and 202,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₅may be the same as defined in connection with L provided herein;

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

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

R₂₀₁to R₂₀₄may each independently be selected from or include, e.g., 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 C₂-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, e.g.,

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-fluorenylene 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; and

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-fluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a dibenzofluorenylene 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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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, 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, e.g.,

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, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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-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.

In an implementation, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A.

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In an implementation, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201 A-1.

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In an implementation, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be represented by Formula 202A.

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In Formulae 201A, 201A-1, and 202A, L₂₀₁to L₂₀₃, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R₂₀₂to R₂₀₄may be understood by referring to the descriptions provided herein, and R₂₁₁may be the same as defined in connection with R₂₀₃; and R₂₁₃to R₂₁₆may each independently be from, e.g., a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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.

In an implementation, in Formulae 201A-1 and 202A,

L₂₀₁to L₂₀₃may each independently be selected from, e.g.,

a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, a spiro-fluorenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a dibenzofluorenylene 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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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;

xa1 to xa3 may each independently be selected from 0 and 1;

R₂₀₃, R₂₁₁and R₂₁₂may each independently be selected from, e.g.,

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 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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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;

R₂₁₃and R₂₁₄may each independently be selected from, e.g.,

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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 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;

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, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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;

R₂₁₅and R₂₁₆may each independently be selected from, e.g.,

a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, 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, and a triazinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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; and

xa5 may be selected from 1 and 2.

In an implementation, in Formulae 201A and 201A-1, R₂₁₃and R₂₁₄may link to each other so as to form a saturated ring or an unsaturated ring.

The compound represented by Formula 201 and the compound represented by Formula 202 may include, e.g., one of the following Compounds HT1 to HT20.

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A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, e.g., about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes the a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, a thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, e.g., about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, a thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, e.g., about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within these ranges, excellent hole transport characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The hole transport region may further include, in addition to the mentioned materials above, a charge-generating material to improve conductive properties. The charge-generating material may be homogeneously or non-homogeneously dispersed throughout the hole transport region.

The charge-generating material may be, e.g., 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 are not limited thereto. Examples of the p-dopant may include a quinone derivative, such as tetracyanoquinonedimethane (TCNQ) or 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-tetracyano-1,4-benzoquinonedimethane (F4-TCNQ); a metal oxide, such as a tungsten oxide or a molybdenum oxide, and Compound HT-D1 illustrated below.

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The hole transport region may further include a buffer layer as well as the electron blocking layer, hole injection layer, and hole transport layer described above. The buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer, and light-emission efficiency of a formed organic light-emitting device may be improved. For use as a material included in the buffer layer, materials that are included in the hole transport region may be used. The electron blocking layer prevents injection of electrons from the electron transport region.

An emission layer may be formed on the first electrode 110 or the hole transport region by using various methods, e.g., vacuum-deposition, spin coating, casting, LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or LITI. When the emission layer is formed by vacuum-deposition or spin coating, deposition and coating conditions for the emission layer may be determined by referring to the deposition and coating conditions 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, or a blue emission layer, according to a sub pixel. In an implementation, 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, which are mixed with each other in a single layer, to emit white light.

The emission layer may include a host and a dopant.

For example, the host may include at least one selected from TPBi, TBADN, ADN (also known as “DNA”), CBP, CDBP, and TCP.

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In an implementation, the host may further include a compound represented by Formula 301:

Ar₃₀₁-[(L₃₀₁)_xb1-R₃₀₁]_xb2 <Formula 301>

In Formula 301,

Ar₃₀₁may be selected from, e.g.,

a naphthalene, a heptalene, a fluorene, a spiro-fluorene, a benzofluorene, a dibenzofluorene, a phenalene, a phenanthrene, an anthracene, a fluoranthene, a triphenylene, a pyrene, a chrysene, a naphthacene, a picene, a perylene, a pentaphene and an indenoanthracene, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-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, and —Si(Q₃₀₁)(Q₃₀₂)(Q₃₀₃) (Q₃₀₁to Q₃₀₃may be each independently selected from a hydrogen, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, and a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group);

The descriptions for L₃₀₁may be the same as defined in connection with L₂₀₁herein;

R₃₀₁may be selected from, e.g.,

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, and a triazinyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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;

xb1 may be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3; and

xb2 may be selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4.

In an implementation, in Formula 301,

L₃₀₁may be selected from, e.g.,

R₃₀₁may be selected from, e.g.,

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, and a chrysenyl group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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, and a chrysenyl group.

In an implementation, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 301A.

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The descriptions for Formula 301A may be understood by referring to the descriptions provided herein.

The compound represented by Formula 301 may include, e.g., one of the following Compounds H1 to H42.

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The dopant may include a suitable fluorescent dopant or a suitable phosphorescent dopant.

The phosphorescent dopant may include, e.g., an organometallic complex represented by Formula 401 below.

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In Formula 401,

M may be selected from, e.g., iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), and thulium (Tm);

X₄₀₁to X₄₀₄may each independently be, e.g., nitrogen or carbon;

Ring A₄₀₁and Ring A₄₀₂may each independently be selected from or include, e.g., a substituted or unsubstituted benzene, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthalene, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorene, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorene, a substituted or unsubstituted indene, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrole, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophene, a substituted or unsubstituted furan, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazole, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazole, a substituted or unsubstituted thiazole, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazole, a substituted or unsubstituted oxazole, a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazole, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridine, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazine, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidine, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridazine, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoline, a substituted or unsubstituted isoquinoline, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinoline, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxaline, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazoline, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoimidazole, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuran, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophene, a substituted or unsubstituted isobenzothiophene, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoxazole, a substituted or unsubstituted isobenzoxazole, a substituted or unsubstituted triazole, a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazole, a substituted or unsubstituted triazine, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran, and a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophene.

In an implementation, at least one substituent of the substituted benzene, substituted naphthalene, substituted fluorene, substituted Spiro-fluorene, substituted indene, substituted pyrrole, substituted thiophene, substituted furan, substituted imidazole, substituted pyrazole, substituted thiazole, substituted isothiazole, substituted oxazole, substituted isoxazole, substituted pyridine, substituted pyrazine, substituted pyrimidine, substituted pyridazine, substituted quinoline, substituted isoquinoline, substituted benzoquinoline, substituted quinoxaline, substituted quinazoline, substituted carbazole, substituted benzoimidazole, substituted benzofuran, substituted benzothiophene, substituted isobenzothiophene, substituted benzoxazole, substituted isobenzoxazole, substituted triazole, substituted oxadiazole, substituted triazine, substituted dibenzofuran, and substituted dibenzothiophene may be selected from:

a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group, a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group, a C₂-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group, a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group, a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group, a C₂-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, —N(Q₄₁₁)(Q₄₁₂), —Si(Q₄₁₃)(Q₄₁₄)(Q₄₁₅), and —B(Q₄₁₆)(Q₄₁₇); and

—N(Q₄₂₁)(Q₄₂₂), —Si(Q₄₂₃)(Q₄₂₄)(Q₄₂₅), and —B(Q₄₂₆)(Q₄₂₇).

L₄₀₁may be an organic ligand;

xc1 may be 1, 2, or 3; and

xc2 may be 0, 1, 2, or 3.

L₄₀₁may be, e.g., a suitable monovalent, divalent, or trivalent organic ligand. For example, L₄₀₁may be selected from a halogen ligand (for example, Cl or F), a diketone ligand (for example, acetylacetonate, 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propandionate, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptandionate, or hexafluoroacetonate), a carboxylic acid ligand (for example, picolinate, dimethyl-3-pyrazolecarboxylate, or benzoate), a carbon monooxide ligand, an isonitrile ligand, a cyano ligand, and a phosphorous ligand (for example, phosphine, or phosphaite).

In an implementation, when A₄₀₁in Formula 401 has a plurality of substituents, the plurality of substituents of A₄₀₁may bind to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated ring.

In an implementation, when A₄₀₂in Formula 401 has a plurality of substituents, the plurality of substituents of A₄₀₂may bind to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated ring.

In an implementation, when xc1 in Formula 401 is two or more, a plurality of ligands

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in Formula 401 may be identical or different. In Formula 401, when xc1 is 2 or more, A₄₀₁and A₄₀₂may be directly connected or connected via a linking group (for example, a C₁-C₅alkylene group, —N(R′)— (here, R′ is a C₁-C₁₀alkyl group or a C₆-C₂₀aryl group), or —C(═O)—) to one other adjacent ligand of A₄₀₁and A₄₀₂respectively.

The phosphorescent dopant may include, e.g., at least one selected from Compounds PD1 to PD74 below.

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In an implementation, the phosphorescent dopant may include, e.g., PtOEP below.

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An amount of the dopant in the emission layer may be, e.g., in a range of about 0.01 to about 15 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the host.

A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, e.g., 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.

Then, an electron transport region may be disposed on the emission layer.

The electron transport region may include, e.g., at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer (ETL), and an electron injection layer.

When the electron transport region includes a hole blocking layer, the hole blocking layer may be formed on the emission layer by using various methods, e.g., vacuum-deposition, spin coating, casting, LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or LITI. When the hole blocking layer is formed by vacuum-deposition or spin coating, deposition and coating conditions for the hole blocking layer may be determined by referring to the deposition and coating conditions for the hole injection layer.

In an implementation, the hole blocking layer may include, e.g., at least one selected from BCP and Bphen.

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A thickness of the hole blocking layer may be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, e.g., about 30 Å to about 300 Å. When the thickness of the hole blocking layer is within this range, excellent hole blocking characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The electron transport region may have a structure of, e.g., 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 from the emission layer in the stated order. The electron transport layer may be formed of a plurality of layers. In an implementation, the electron transport layer may include at least one selected from a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer, and a third electron transport layer. In an implementation, the electron transport layer may include a third electron transport layer, and at least one of a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer. In an implementation, the electron transport layer may include, e.g., any of a first electron transport layer, a second electron transport layer, and/or a third electron transport layer. In an implementation, the first electron transport layer, the second electron transport layer, and/or the third electron transport layer may each independently include materials that are different from one another.

In an implementation, 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, and the electron transport region may include the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2. In an implementation, the electron transport layer may include the first electron transport layer and the second electron transport layer. In an implementation, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1, and the second electron transport layer may include compound represented by Formula 2. In an implementation, the first electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 2, and the second electron transport layer may include the compound represented by Formula 1.

A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness of the electron transport layer is within this range, excellent electron transport characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

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

The metal-containing material may include a lithium (Li) complex. In an implementation, the Li complex may include, e.g., Compound ET-D1 (lithium quinolate, LiQ) or Compound ET-D2.

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

The electron injection layer may be formed on the electron transport layer by using various methods, such as vacuum-deposition, spin coating, casting, LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or LITI. When the electron injection layer is formed by vacuum-deposition or spin coating, vacuum-deposition and coating conditions for the electron injection layer may be determined by referring to the vacuum-deposition and coating conditions for the hole injection layer.

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

A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, e.g., about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness of the electron injection layer is within this range, excellent electron injection characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

The second electrode 190 may be disposed 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, and such a material may be metal, alloy, an electrically conductive compound, or a mixture thereof. Examples of the material for the second electrode 190 may include lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag). In an implementation, the material for forming the second electrode 190 may be, e.g., ITO or IZO. The second electrode 190 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode.

The organic layer of the organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment may be formed by vacuum-depositing the compound according to an embodiment or using wet method in which the compound according to an embodiment is prepared in the form of solution, and then the solution of the compound is used for coating.

The organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment may be included in a variety type of flat panel display apparatuses, e.g., a passive matrix organic light-emitting display apparatus and an active matrix organic light-emitting display apparatus. Particularly, when the organic light-emitting device is included in an active matrix organic light-emitting display apparatus, a first electrode disposed on a substrate is a pixel electrode, and the first electrode may be electrically connected to a source electrode or drain electrode of a thin film transistor. In addition, the organic light-emitting device may be included in a flat panel display apparatus that may display images on both sides.

Hereinbefore, the organic light-emitting device has been described with reference to FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, definitions of substituents used herein will be presented (the number of carbon numbers used to restrict a substituent is not limited, and does not limit properties of the substituent, and unless defined otherwise, the definition of the substituent is consistent with a general definition thereof).

A C₁-C₆₀alkyl group used herein refers to a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and detailed examples thereof are such as 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, or a hexyl group. A C₁-C₆₀alkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group.

A C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA₁₀₁(wherein A₁₀₁is the C₁-C₆₀alkyl group), and detailed examples thereof are a methoxy group, an ethoxy group and an isopropyloxy group.

A C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by substituting at least one carbon double bond in the middle or terminal of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and detailed examples thereof are an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and a butenyl group. A C₂-C₆₀alkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group.

A C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group used herein refers to a hydrocarbon group formed by substituting at least one carbon triple bond in the middle or terminal of the C₂-C₆₀alkyl group, and detailed examples thereof are such as an ethynyl group or a propynyl group. A C₂-C₆₀alkynylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group.

A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon group including 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and detailed examples thereof are a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, and a cycloheptyl group. A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkyl group.

A C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group including at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom and 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and detailed examples thereof are a tetrahydrofuranyl group and a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. A C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₁-C₁₀heterocycloalkyl group.

A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group including 3 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one double bond in the ring thereof and does not have aromacity, and detailed examples thereof are such as a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, or a cycloheptenyl group. A C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenyl group.

A C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group including at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as ring-forming atoms, 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and at least one double bond in its ring. Detailed examples of the C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group are a 2,3-hydrofuranyl group and a 2,3-hydrothiophenyl group. A C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group.

A C₆-C₆₀aryl group used herein refers to a monovalent group including a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and a C₆-C₆₀arylene group used herein refers to a divalent group including a carbocyclic aromatic system having 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Detailed examples of the C₆-C₆₀aryl group are 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 a plurality of rings, the rings may be fused to each other.

A C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system including at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as ring-forming atoms and 2 to 60 carbon atoms. A C₁-C₆₀heteroarylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system including at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as ring-forming atoms and 2 to 60 carbon atoms. Detailed examples of the C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group are 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.

A C₆-C₆₀aryloxy group used herein indicates —OA₁₀₂(wherein A₁₀₂is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group), and a C₆-C₆₀arylthio group used herein indicates —SA₁₀₃(wherein A₁₀₃is the C₆-C₆₀aryl group).

A monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group used herein refers to a monovalent group that has two or more rings condensed to each other, only carbon atoms (for example, the number of carbon atoms may be in a range of 8 to 60) as ring forming atoms, wherein the molecular structure as a whole is non-aromatic in the entire molecular structure. A detailed example of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group is a fluorenyl group. A divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

A monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group used herein refers to a monovalent group that has two or more rings condensed to each other, has a hetero atom selected from N, O P, and S, other than carbon atoms (for example, the number of carbon atoms may be in a range of 2 to 60), as ring-forming atoms, wherein the molecular structure as a whole is non-aromatic in the entire molecular structure. The monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group includes a carbazolyl group. A divalent non-aromatic condensed hetero-polycyclic group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed hetero-polycyclic group.

at least one substituent of the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₂-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 C₂-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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, and a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy group;

—N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇);

wherein Q₁to Q₇, Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may be each independently selected from a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid 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 C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkenyl group, a C₆-C₆₀aryl group, a C₁-C₆₀heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

In some embodiments, at least one substituent of the substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkylene group, substituted C₂-C₁₀heterocycloalkylene group, substituted C₃-C₁₀cycloalkenylene group, substituted C₂-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 C₂-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

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 a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, 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 (uranyl 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, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, —N(Q₁₁)(Q₁₂), —Si(Q₁₃)(Q₁₄)(Q₁₅), and —B(Q₁₆)(Q₁₇);

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, each substituted with at least one selected from a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy 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 (uranyl 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, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, —N(Q₂₁)(Q₂₂), —Si(Q₂₃)(Q₂₄)(Q₂₅), and —B(Q₂₆)(Q₂₇); and

—N(Q₃₁)(Q₃₂), —Si(Q₃₃)(Q₃₄)(Q₃₅), and —B(Q₃₆)(Q₃₇);

wherein Q₁₁to Q₁₇, Q₂₁to Q₂₇, and Q₃₁to Q₃₇may be each independently selected from a hydrogen, a 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 or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof, a C₁-C₆₀alkyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkenyl group, a C₂-C₆₀alkynyl group, a C₁-C₆₀alkoxy 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.

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

Hereinafter, an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment will be described in detail with reference to Examples.

The following Examples and Comparative Examples are provided in order to highlight characteristics of one or more embodiments, but it will be understood that the Examples and Comparative Examples are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments, nor are the Comparative Examples to be construed as being outside the scope of the embodiments. Further, it will be understood that the embodiments are not limited to the particular details described in the Examples and Comparative Examples.

Example 1

A Corning 15 Ω/cm²(500 Å) ITO glass substrate was cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.5 mm, and then, sonicated by using isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 10 minutes respectively, and cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays with ozone for 10 minutes, and then, the glass substrate was mounted to a vacuum-deposition apparatus so as to use the glass substrate as an anode.

2-TNATA (available from Duksan Hi Metal Co., Ltd), was vacuum-deposited on the glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of about 600 Å. Thereafter, 4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl (NPB) (available from Duksan Hi Metal Co., Ltd), was vacuum-deposited as a hole transporting compound on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of about 300 Å.

Alq₃(available from Duksan Hi Metal Co., Ltd) as an emission host and Ir(ppy)₃[bis-(1-phenylisoquinolyl)iridium(III)acetylacetonate as a green phosphorescent dopant were co-deposited in a weight ratio of about 90:10 on the hole transport layer to form an emission layer having a thickness of about 400 Å.

Subsequently, Compound 2-1 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form a first electron transport layer having a thickness of about 150 Å, and then, Compound 1-1 was vacuum-deposited on the first electron transport layer to form a second electron transport layer having a thickness of about 150 Å. Afterward, aluminum (Al) was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport layer having a thickness of about 2,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.

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Example 2

An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound 2-1 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form a first electron transport layer having a thickness of about 140 Å, and Compound 1-1 was vacuum-deposited on the first electron layer to form a second electron transport layer having a thickness of about 140 Å, and then, lithium quinolate (LiQ) was vacuum-deposited on the second electron transport layer to form a third electron transport layer having a thickness of about 20 Å.

Examples 3 to 16

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, following the conditions shown in Table 1.

Comparative Examples 1 to 6-1

Organic light-emitting devices were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, following the conditions shown in Table 1.

TABLE 1

Thickness ratio

Lifespan

First ETL
Second ETL
Third
(first ETL:second
Luminance
Efficiency
(T90%)

(Formula 2)
(Formula 1)
ETL
ETL:third ETL)
(cd/m²)
(cd/A)
(h)

Example 1
2-1
1-1
—
150:150:0
1500
36.8
145

Example 2
2-1
1-1
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
38.6
170

Example 3
2-2
1-1

150:150:0
1500
31.0
160

Example 4
2-2
1-1
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
35.3
165

Example 5
2-3
1-1

150:150:0
1500
33.9
88

Example 6
2-3
1-1
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
26.6
120

Example 7
2-4
1-1

150:150:0
1500
34.6
70

Example 8
2-4
1-1
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
41.5
80

Example 9
2-1
1-8
—
150:150:0
1500
42.7
35

Example 10
2-1
1-8
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
36.4
89

Example 11
2-2
1-8

150:150:0
1500
22.4
160

Example 12
2-2
1-8
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
25.6
46

Example 13
2-3
1-8

150:150:0
1500
26.8
44

Example 14
2-3
1-8
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
36.8
48

Example 15
2-4
1-8

150:150:0
1500
29.6
115

Example 16
2-4
1-8
LiQ
140:140:20
1500
31.5
165

Comparative
2-1
—
—
300
1500
35.3
5

Example 1

Comparative
2-1
—
LiQ
280:0:20
1500
31.3
35

Example 1-1

Comparative
2-2
—
—
300
1500
28.8
4

Example 2

Comparative
2-2
—
LiQ
280:0:20
1500
36.4
25

Example 2-1

Comparative
2-3
—
—
300
1500
26.4
8

Example 3

Comparative
2-3
—
LiQ
280:0:20
1500
34.6
15

Example 3-1

Comparative
2-4
—
—
300
1500
22.6
10

Example 4

Comparative
2-4
—
LiQ
280:20
1500
30.6
13

Example 4-1

Comparative
—
1-1
—
300
1500
31.8
6

Example 5

Comparative

1-1
LiQ
280:20
1500
36.4
16

Example 5-1

Comparative
—
1-8
—
300
1500
25.6
16

Example 6

Comparative

1-8
LiQ
280:20
1500
35.6
26

Example 6-1

Referring to Table 1, the organic light-emitting device according to Examples 1 to 16 exhibited excellent emission characteristics, compared to the organic light emitting devices prepared in the Comparative Examples.

When the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 are used together in an organic light-emitting device, the organic light-emitting device may have an excellent lifespan characteristics, compared to an organic light-emitting device in which the compound represented by Formula 1 or the compound represented by Formula 2 is used alone. As described above, when the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 are used together in an organic light-emitting device, drawbacks of each electron transporting material may be overcome, and the compounds represented by Formula 1 and 2 may produce an unexpected synergistic effect.

The compound represented by Formula 1 may be unstable in its cation state, however, by disposing the compound represented by Formula 2 having a relatively stable electronic characteristics adjacent to the compound represented by Formula 1, electronic stress may be relieved. Furthermore, the compound represented by Formula 2 may still have excellent electron injection characteristics, which may enable the organic light-emitting device to have an improved lifespan.

As described above, according to the one or more of the above exemplary embodiments, the organic light-emitting device has a long lifespan while maintaining an improved efficiency.

The embodiments may provide an organic light-emitting device having both a long lifespan and improved efficiency.

Example embodiments have been disclosed herein, and although specific terms are employed, they are used and are to be interpreted in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purpose of limitation. In some instances, as would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art as of the filing of the present application, features, characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with a particular embodiment may be used singly or in combination with features, characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with other embodiments unless otherwise specifically indicated. Accordingly, it will be understood by those of skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims.

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