# Patent

## Title
Organic light emitting device

## Abstract

An organic light-emitting device, including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region including a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a compound represented by Formula 2 below:

## Background
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0124627, filed on Sep. 18, 2014, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, and entitled: “Organic Light Emitting Device,” is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
1. Field
One or more exemplary embodiments relate to an organic light-emitting device, and for example, to an organic light-emitting device including a hole transport region.
2. Description of the Related Art
Organic light-emitting devices are self-light emitting devices that may emit light when a voltage is applied to the device. Organic light-emitting devices may provide high luminance, high contrast, multi-color reproduction, a large viewing angle, quick response rate, and low driving voltage.
SUMMARY
Embodiments may be realized by providing an organic light-emitting device, including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer, the hole transport region including a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a compound represented by Formula 2 below:




wherein in Formula 1,
Y1 to Y5 are each independently a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, and each R21 is the same or different from each other;
C1 and C2 are each a carbon (C) atom;
Ring A is an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1a below, and Ring B is an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1b below and condensed with Ring A;




wherein the bond between 7 and 8 in Ring B represented by Formula 1b is condensed with the bond between 3 and 4, the bond between 4 and 5, or the bond between 5 and 6 in Ring A represented by Formula 1a,
X in Formula 1b is selected from —CR28R29, —NR30, and an —O— atom,
wherein in Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 1a, and Formula 1b,
L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond, a C6-C40 arylene group, and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group; and a C6-C40 arylene group and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group;
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and a C6-C40 arylthio group;
a C1-C40 alkyl group, a C2-C40 alkenyl group, a C2-C40 alkynyl group, and a C1-C40 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group; and
a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and C6-C40 arylthio group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group,
wherein respective portions of R1 to R4 may be bound to one other so as to be condensed to the ring to which the substituents R1 to R4 are attached.
Embodiments may be realized by providing an organic light-emitting device, including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a hole transport region that is between the first electrode and the emission layer and includes one or more of a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer, and includes an auxiliary layer; and an electron transport region that is between the second electrode and the emission layer, and includes one or more of an electron transport layer or an electron injection layer; the auxiliary layer including a compound represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 below and a compound represented by Formula 2-1 below:













wherein in Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 and 2-1,
Y1 to Y5 are each independently a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, and each R21 is the same or different from each other;
L1 and L2 are selected from a direct bond and a C6-C40 arylene group;
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group; and a C6-C40 aryl group and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, each substituted with one or more of a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, or a C2-C40 heteroaryl group.



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
Features will become 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 exemplary embodiment.



DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Example embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings; 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.
Expressions such as “at least one of,” when preceding a list of elements, modify the entire list of elements and do not modify the individual elements of the list.
FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of an organic light-emitting device according to an exemplary embodiment.
Referring to FIG. 1, the organic light-emitting device may have a stack structure in which a first electrode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an auxiliary layer, an emission layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, and a second electrode are sequentially stacked upon one another.
In the organic light-emitting device of FIG. 1, the first electrode may be an anode for hole injection, and the second electrode may be a cathode for electron injection.
Although not illustrated in FIG. 1, the organic light-emitting device may further include a substrate that may be disposed under the first electrode or above the second electrode. The substrate may be above the second electrode, and the organic light-emitting device may be an inverted organic light-emitting device.
The substrate may be a substrate used in organic light emitting devices. In some embodiments the substrate may be a glass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate with strong mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance.
The substrate may be disposed under the first electrode, and the first electrode may be formed by depositing or sputtering a first electrode-forming material on the substrate. A material having a high work function may be selected as a material for the first electrode to facilitate hole injection.
The first electrode may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. The substrate may be disposed under the first electrode, the first electrode may be a reflective electrode, and the organic light-emitting device of FIG. 1 may be a top-emission organic light-emitting device. The substrate may be disposed under the first electrode, the first electrode may be a semi-transmissive electrode, and the organic light-emitting device of FIG. 1 may be a bottom-emission or double-sided-emission organic light-emitting device.
A material for the first electrode may be a transparent and highly conductive material, and examples of such a material are indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO2), and zinc oxide (ZnO). In an embodiment, a metal such as, for example, magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), and magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used for the first electrode material.
The first electrode may have a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure. For example, the first electrode may have a triple-layer structure of ITO/Ag/ITO.
The second electrode may be disposed opposite to the first electrode. A material for the second electrode may be a material having a low work function, such as a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, and a combination thereof. In an embodiment, a metal such as, for example, lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), and magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag) may be used for the second electrode material. In some embodiments, to manufacture a top-emission organic light-emitting device, the second electrode may be a transmissive electrode formed using, for example, ITO or IZO, and such a variation may be possible.
A hole transport region may be between the first electrode and the emission layer. In this embodiment, the organic light-emitting device may include an auxiliary layer in the hole transport region. The hole transport region may further include one or more of a hole injection layer (HIL), a hole transport layer (HIL), a hole injection transport layer (HITL) able to inject and transport holes, a buffer layer, or an electron blocking layer (EBL). In the organic light-emitting device of FIG. 1, the hole injection layer, the hole transport layer, and the auxiliary layer are stacked on the first electrode in the stated order.
The auxiliary layer may include a compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula 2.




wherein in Formula 1,
Y1 to Y5 may each independently be a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, each R21 may be the same or different from each other, and C1 and C2 may each be a carbon (C) atom.
Ring A may be an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1a below, Ring B may be an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1b below and condensed with Ring A.




The bond between 7 and 8 in Ring B represented by Formula 1b is condensed with the bond between 3 and 4, the bond between 4 and 5, or the bond between 5 and 6 in Ring A represented by Formula 1a. In some embodiments. 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 3 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 4 in Formula 1a, and thus Ring B may be condensed with Ring A. In an embodiment, 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 4 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 3 in Formula 1a, and thus Ring B may be condensed with Ring A. In an embodiment, 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 4 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 5 in Formula 1a, and In an embodiment, 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 5 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 4 in Formula 1a, and thus Ring B may be condensed with Ring A. In an embodiment, 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 5 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 6 in Formula 1a. In an embodiment, 7 in Formula 1b may be linked to 6 in Formula 1a, and 8 in Formula 1b may be linked to 5 in Formula 1a, and thus Ring B may be condensed with Ring A.
X in Formula 1b may be selected from —CR28R29, —NR30, and an —O— atom.
wherein in Formulae 1 and 2,
L1 and L2 may be selected from a direct bond, a C6-C40 arylene group, and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group; and
a C6-C40 arylene group and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group.
R1 to R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and a C6-C40 arylthio group;
a C1-C40 alkyl group, a C2-C40 alkenyl group, a C2-C40 alkynyl group, and a C1-C40 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group; and
a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and C6-C40 arylthio group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group. Respective portions of R1 to R4 may be bound to one other so as to be condensed to the ring to which the substituents R1 to R4 are attached.
L1 and L2 may each independently be selected from a direct bond, a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, an indacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a phenalenylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthrylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrrolylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a pyridylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, an isoindolylene group, an indolylene group, an indazolylene group, a purinylene group, a quinolylene group, a quinazolinylene group, a carbazolylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, and a dibenzothiophenylene group; and
a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, an indacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a biphenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthrylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrrolylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a pyridylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, an isoindolylene group, an indolylene group, an indazolylene group, a purinylene group, a quinolylene group, a carbazolylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, and a dibenzothiophenylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group.
In some embodiments, L1 and L2 may each independently be selected from a direct bond, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, and a pyridylene group; and a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, and a pyridylene group, each substituted with one or more of a methyl group, an ethyl group, a butyl group, a phenyl group, or a carbazolyl group.
L1 and L2 may each independently be selected from a direct bond and groups represented by Formulae 3A and 3B:




* indicates a binding site.
R1 to R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, a pentoxy group, a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a biphenyl group, a heptalenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthryl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a benzofuryl group, an isobenzofuryl group, an indazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a pyridoindolyl group; and
a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a biphenyl group, a heptalenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthryl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a benzofuryl group, an isobenzofuryl group, an indazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a pyridoindolyl group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group.
R1 to R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, and a quinazolinyl group; and a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, and a quinazolinyl group, each substituted with one or more of a methyl group, an ethyl group, a butyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridyl group, a quinolyl group, or a carbazolyl group. Optionally, respective portions of R1 to R4 may be bound to one other so as to form an aromatic ring condensed with the ring to which the substituents R1 to R4 are attached.
In some embodiments, R1 to R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen atom and groups represented by Formulae 4A to 4F below.




wherein in Formulae 4A to 4F.
Z11 to Z16 may each independently be selected from a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom or a halogen atom; and
a C6-C40 aryl group and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C6-C20 aryl group, or a C2-C20 heteroaryl group.
p1 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5,
p2 may be an integer selected from 1 to 4,
p3 may be an integer selected from 1 to 3,
p4 may be an integer selected from 1 and 2,
p5 may be an integer selected from 1 to 6, and
p6 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5.
* indicates a binding site.
Z11 to Z16 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5D




wherein in Formulae 5A to 5D. * indicates a binding site.
In some embodiments, R1 to R30 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 6A to 6L.







Optionally, respective portions of R1 to R4 may be bound to one other so as to form a benzene ring condensed with the ring to which the substituents R1 to R4 are attached.
In some embodiments, the auxiliary layer includes a compound represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 below and a compound represented by Formula 2-1 below.













wherein in Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 and 2-1,
Y1 to may each independently be a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, and each R21 may be the same or different from each other;
L1 and L2 may be selected from a direct bond and a C6-C40 arylene group;
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group; and a C6-C40 aryl group and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, each substituted with one or more of a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, or a C2-C40 heteroaryl group.
In some embodiments, L1 and L2 may each independently be selected from a direct bond and groups represented by Formulae 3A and 3B.




R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen atom and groups represented by Formulae 4A to 4F below.




Z11 to Z16 may each independently be selected from a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group.
p1 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5,
p2 may be an integer selected from 1 to 4,
p3 may be an integer selected from 1 to 3,
p4 may be an integer selected from 1 and 2,
p5 may be an integer selected from 1 to 6,
p6 may be an integer selected from 1 to 5, and
* indicates a binding site.
Z11 to Z16 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5D




wherein in Formulae 5A to 5D, * indicates a binding site.
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 may each independently be selected from groups represented by Formulae 6A to 6L below.







The compound represented by Formula 1 may include one or more of the compounds below.






















The compound represented by Formula 2 may include one or more of the compounds below.







By using the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2 simultaneously in the auxiliary layer, hole transport characteristics may be maintained in the hole transport region, hole extinction caused by electrons migrating towards the hole transport region may be prevented, and the lifetime characteristics and efficiency of the organic light-emitting device may be improved.
A thickness of the auxiliary layer may be in a range of from about 50 Å to about 150 Å. Maintaining the thickness of the auxiliary layer within these ranges may help control the balance of charges, and the efficiency and lifetime may be improved.
Referring to FIG. 1, an exemplary location of the auxiliary layer is between the emission layer and the hole transport layer. In an embodiment, the auxiliary layer may be in any location within the hole transport region. For example, the hole transport region may include a structure of layers sequentially stacked on the substrate, the layers including, for example, hole transport layer/auxiliary layer, hole transport layer/auxiliary layer/buffer layer, hole transport layer/buffer layer/auxiliary layer, hole injection layer/auxiliary layer/hole transport layer, hole injection layer/auxiliary layer/hole transport layer/buffer layer, hole injection layer/hole transport layer/auxiliary layer, hole injection layer/hole transport layer/buffer layer/auxiliary layer, and hole transport layer/auxiliary layer/electron blocking layer. The auxiliary layer may be formed, for example, by vacuum deposition, or co-deposition.
The hole injection layer may be formed on the first electrode using a variety of methods, for example, vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, inkjet printing, laser printing, or laser induced thermal imaging (LITI).
When the hole injection layer is formed by vacuum deposition, for example, the vacuum deposition may be performed at a temperature of a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., at a vacuum degree of about 10−8 Torr to about 10−3 Torr, and at a deposition rate in a range of about 0.01 Å/sec to about 100 Å/sec in consideration of a compound for the hole injection layer to be deposited, and the structure of the hole injection layer to be formed.
When the hole injection layer is formed by spin coating, for example, 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. in consideration of a compound for a hole injection layer to be deposited, and the structure of the hole injection layer to be formed.
The hole transport layer may be formed on the first electrode or the hole injection layer using a variety of methods, for example, vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, inkjet 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 injection layer or the hole transport layer may include one or more of m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB, β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB, α-NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′,4′′-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzene sulfonic 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, or a compound represented by Formula 202:
















wherein in Formulae 201 to 202,
L201 to L205 may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroarylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C6-C60 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group;
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;
R201 to R205 may each independently be selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent C6-C30 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.
In some embodiments, in Formulae 201 and 202, L201 to L205 may each independently be selected from
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or 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;
R201 to R205 may each independently be selected from, for example,
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
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 one or more of 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group.
In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented by Formula 201A below:




In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 201 may be represented, for example, by Formula 201A-1:




In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 202 may be represented, for example, by Formula 202A:




In Formulae 201A, 201A-1, and 202A, L201 to L203, xa1 to xa3, xa5, and R202 to R204 may be understood by referring to the description provided herein, and the descriptions for R211 and R212 may be the same as R203 as defined herein, R213 to R216 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C2-C60 heteroaryl group, and a C6-C60 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.
In some embodiments, in Formulae 201A, 201A-1 and 202A,
L201 to L203 may each independently be selected from
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
xa1 to xa3 may each independently be selected from 0 and 1;
R203, R211 and R212 may each independently be selected from
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
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
R213 and R214 may each independently be selected from
a C1-C10 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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, or 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; and
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
R215 and R216 may each independently be selected from
a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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, and a phosphoric acid or a salt thereof,
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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, or 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, and a triazinyl group; and
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
xa5 may be 1 or 2.
In Formula 201A and 201A-1, R213 and R214 may be bound 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, for example, Compounds HT1 to HT20.






















A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer and a hole transport layer, the thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and the thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. Maintaining the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer within these ranges may help provide excellent hole transport characteristics 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, for example, a p-type dopant. The p-type dopant may be selected from, for example, a quinone derivative, a metal oxide, and a cyano group-containing compound. Examples of the p-type dopant 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 HATCN illustrated below.




Optionally, the hole transport region may further include one or more of a buffer layer (not illustrated) or an electron blocking layer (EBL, not illustrated), in addition to the hole injection layer, the hole transport layer, and the auxiliary layer. Since the buffer layer may compensate for an optical resonance distance according to a wavelength of light emitted from the emission layer, 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.
The emission layer is formed on the first electrode or the hole transport region using a various methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, inkjet 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.
The organic light-emitting device may be a full color organic light-emitting device, and 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 embodiment, 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.
The host may include one or more of TPBi, TBADN, ADN (also known as “DNA”), CBP, CDBP, or TCP:







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

Ar301-[(L301)xb1-R301]xb2  <Formula 301>

wherein in Formula 301, Ar301 may be selected from
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;
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C2-C60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent C2-C60 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and —Si(Q301)(Q302)(Q303); wherein Q301 to Q303 may each independently be selected from a hydrogen, a C1-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, or a C2-C60 heteroaryl group;
The descriptions for L301 may be the same as defined in connection with L201;
R301 may be selected from
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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, or 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 carbazole group, and a triazinyl group; and
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
xb1 may be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3;
xb2 may be selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4;
In some embodiments, in Formula 301,
L301 may be selected from
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, and a chrysenylene 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, and a chrysenylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a chrysenyl group;
R301 may be selected from, for example,
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C10 alkoxy group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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, or a chrysenyl 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; and
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a chrysenyl group.
In an embodiment, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 301A:




The descriptions for Formula 301A may be understood by referring to the descriptions provided herein.
The compound represented by Formula 301 may include, for example, one or more of Compounds H1 to H42 below:































In some embodiments, the host may include, for example, one or more of Compounds H43 to H49 below:







The dopant may be one or more of a fluorescent dopant or a phosphorescent dopant. For example, the phosphorescent dopant may be an organometallic complex including Ir, Pt, Os, Re, Ti, Zr, Hf, or a combination of at least two thereof.
Examples of blue dopant include the compounds below, including F2Irpic (bis[3,5-dilluoro-2-(2-pyridyl)phenyl](picolinato)iridium(III)), (F2ppy)2Ir(tmd), Ir(dfppz) DPVBi (4,4′-bis(2,2′-diphenylethen-1-yl)biphenyl), DPAVBi (4,4′′-bis[4-(diphenylamino)styryl]biphenyl), and TBPe (2,5,8,11-tetra-tert-butyl perylene).




In an embodiment, the blue dopant may be, for example, one or more of the compounds below.







Examples of red dopant include PtOEP (Pt(II) octaethylporphine), Ir(piq)3 (tris(2-phenylisoquinoline)iridium), Btp2Ir(acac) (bis(2-(2′-benzothienyl)-pyridinato-N,C3′)iridium(acetylacetonate)), DCM (4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-[p-(dimethylamino)styryl]-4H-pyran), or DCJTB (4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-tert-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran).







Examples of green dopant include Ir(ppy)3 (tris(2-phenylpyridine) iridium), Ir(ppy)2(acac) (bis(2-phenylpyridine)(acetylacetonato)iridium(III)), Ir(mppy)3 (tris(2-(4-tolyl)phenylpiridine)iridium), and C545T (10-(2-benzothiazolyl)-1,1,7,7-tetramethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H,11H-[1]benzopyrano[6,7,8-ij]-quinolizin-11-one).




The phosphorescent dopant may include, for example, one or more of Compounds PD1 to PD76 (Compound PD1 is Ir(ppy)3, Compound DP2 is FIrPic, PD74 is Ir(pq)2acac, and PD75 is PtOEP):

















































An amount of the dopant in the emission layer may be, for example, 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, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. Maintaining the thickness of the emission layer within this range may help provide excellent light-emission characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.
An electron transport region may be present between the emission layer and the second electrode. The electron transport region may include one or more of, for example, a hole blocking layer (HBL), an electron transport layer (ETL), an electron injection layer (EIL), or an electron injection transport layer (EIHL). For example, the electron transport region may have a structure of, for example, an electron transport layer, an electron transport layer/an electron injection layer, or a structure of a hole blocking layer/an electron transport layer/an electron injection layer, wherein layers of each structure are sequentially stacked from the emission layer in the stated order. The organic light-emitting device of FIG. 1 includes an electron transport layer and an electron injection layer between the emission layer and the second electrode.
Optionally, when the emission layer includes a phosphorescent dopant, a hole blocking layer may be formed to prevent diffusion of triplet excitons or holes into the electron transport layer.
The electron transport region may include a hole blocking layer, and the hole blocking layer may be formed on the emission layer using various methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a 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.
The hole blocking layer may include, for example, one or more of BCP or Bphen.




A thickness of the hole blocking layer may be in a range of about 20 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å. Maintaining the thickness of the hole blocking layer within this range may help provide excellent hole blocking characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.
The electron transport layer may be formed on the emission layer or the hole blocking layer using various methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a LB method, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, or LITI. When the electron transport layer is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating, vacuum deposition and coating conditions for the electron transport layer may be determined by referring to the vacuum deposition and coating conditions for the hole injection layer.
The electron transport layer may include one or more of BCP, Bphen, Alq3, BAlq, TAZ, or NTAZ.




In an embodiment, the electron transport layer may include one or more compounds represented by Formula 601 below:

Ar601-[L601)xe1-E601]xe2  <Formula 601>

wherein in Formula 601,
The descriptions for Ar601 may be the same as defined in connection with Ar301 herein;
The descriptions for L601 may be the same as defined in connection with L201 herein;
E601 may be selected from
a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, a imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isooxazolyl 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 benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzooxazolyl group, an isobenzooxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenylgroup, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a dibenzocarbazolyl group; and
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 benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzooxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a dibenzocarbazolyl group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C10 alkoxy 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 benzoimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, an isobenzothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzooxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, or a dibenzocarbazolyl group;
xe1 may be selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3; and
xe2 may be selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4.
In an embodiment, the electron transport layer may include one or more compounds represented by Formula 602 below:




wherein in Formula 602,
X611 may be N or C-(L611)xe611-R611;
X612 may be N or C-(L612)xe612-R612;
X613 may be N or C-(L613)xe613-R613; and
one or more of X611 to X613 may be N;
The descriptions for L611 to L616 may be the same as defined in connection with L201 herein;
R611 to R616 may each independently be selected from
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
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 one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy 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, or a triazinyl group;
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 include one of Compounds ET1 to ET15 illustrated below:
















A thickness of the electron transport layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1.000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. Maintaining the thickness of the electron transport layer within this range may help provide excellent electron transport characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.
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 Li complex. For example, the Li complex may include lithium quinolate (LiQ) or LiBTz (lithium[2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)benzothiazole]).




The electron injection layer may facilitate injection of electrons from the second electrode.
The electron injection layer may be formed on the electron transport layer using various methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, a 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.
For example, the electron injection layer may include one or more of LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li2O, BaO, or LiQ.
A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. Maintaining the thickness of the electron injection layer within this range may help provide excellent electron injection characteristics without a substantial increase in driving voltage.
As described above, the second electrode may be disposed on the electron injection layer. The second electrode may be a cathode that is an electron injection electrode, and in this regard, a material for forming the second electrode may be a material having a low work function, and such a material may be a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, or a mixture thereof. Detailed examples of the second electrode are such as lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), or magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag). In some embodiments, the material for forming the second electrode may be ITO or IZO. The second electrode may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode.
Hereinbefore, an exemplary organic light-emitting device has been described with reference to FIG. 1.
An alkyl group used herein refers to a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group, and detailed examples thereof are 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. An alkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the alkyl group.
An alkoxy group used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA101 (wherein A101 is the C1-C60 alkyl group), and detailed examples thereof are such as a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, or an isopropyloxy group.
An alkenyl group used herein refers to a structure formed by substituting at least one carbon double bond in the middle or terminal of the alkyl group, and detailed examples thereof are such as an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, or a butenyl group. An alkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the alkenyl group.
An alkynyl group used herein refers to a structure formed by substituting at least one carbon triple bond in the middle or terminal of the alkyl group, and detailed examples thereof are such as an ethynyl group or a propynyl group. An alkynylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the alkynyl group.
A cycloalkyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon group, and detailed examples thereof are such as a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, or a cycloheptyl group. A cycloalkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group.
A heterocycloalkyl 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 detailed examples thereof are such as a tetrahydrofuranyl group or a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. A heterocycloalkylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the heterocycloalkyl group.
A cycloalkenyl group used herein refers to a monovalent monocyclic group including at least one double bond in the ring thereof and having no aromacity, and detailed examples thereof are such as a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, or a cycloheptenyl group. A cycloalkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the cycloalkenyl group.
A heterocycloalkenyl 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 at least one double bond in the ring thereof. Detailed examples of the heterocycloalkenyl group are such as a 2,3-hydrofuranyl group or 2,3-hydrothiophenyl group. A hetetocycloalkenylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the heterocycloalkenyl group.
An aryl group used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system, and an arylene group refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system. Detailed examples of the aryl group are such as a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, an anthracenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, a pyrenyl group, or a chrysenyl group. When each of the aryl group and the arylene group includes two or more rings, a plurality of the rings may be fused to each other.
A heteroaryl group used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom. A heteroarylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having at least one hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S as a ring-forming atom. Detailed examples of the heteroaryl group are such as a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, or an isoquinolinyl group. When each of the heteroaryl group and the heteroarylene group includes two or more rings, a plurality of the rings may be fused to each other.
An aryloxy group used herein refers to a group represented by —OA102 (wherein A102 is the aryl group), and an arylthio group refers to a group represented by —SA103 (wherein A103 is the aryl group).
A monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group used herein refers to a monovalent group including two or more rings condensed to each other and the whole molecule thereof has non-aromaticity. The monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group may include i) only C or ii) a hetero atom selected from N, O, P, and S, in addition to C, as a ring-forming atom. Detailed examples of the non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group are such as a heptalenyl group or a triquinacenyl 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.
As used herein, Cm-Cn (wherein m<n) indicates that the number of carbons of a group ranges from m to n. For example, a C1-C10 alkyl group refers to an alkyl group including 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a C6-C30 aryl group refers to an aryl group including 6 to 30 carbon atoms.
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 (1,200 Å) ITO glass substrate was cleaned by sonication with isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 5 minutes each, and then cleaned by exposure to ultraviolet rays and ozone for 30 minutes to form an anode. m-MTDATA was vacuum-deposited on the ITO glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 600 Å, and then NPB was vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å. Compound 1 and Compound 2 were vacuum-deposited on the hole transport layer at a weight ratio of 5:5 to form an auxiliary layer having a thickness of about 100 Å. 95 wt % of ADN as a host and 5 wt % of Compound D1 as a blue dopant were deposited on the auxiliary layer to form an emission layer having a thickness of 200 Å. ET1 was vacuum-deposited on the emission layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å. LiF was vacuum-deposited on the electron transport layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 10 Å, and Al was vacuum-deposited on the electron injection layer to form a cathode having a thickness of 1,000 Å, thereby completing the manufacture of an organic light-emitting device.
Example 2
An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that Compound 3 instead of Compound 2 was used to form the auxiliary layer.
Comparative Example
An organic light-emitting device was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1, except that NPB instead of Compound 1 and Compound 2 was used to form the auxiliary layer.







Data Measurement
The driving voltages, current efficiencies, and lifetimes of the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1, 2, and Comparative Example were measured and the results are shown in Table 1. In measuring lifetimes of the devices, the amount of time until the luminance of each device decreased to 90% of an initial luminance of 100 cd/m2 was determined. The current efficiencies and lifetimes of the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 and 2 are represented as relative to the organic light-emitting device of Comparative Example.












TABLE 1







Auxiliary
Driving
Current




layer
voltage [V]
efficiency
Lifetime




















Example 1
Compound 1:
4.7
1.2
1.2



Compound 2


Example 2
Compound 1:
4.85
1.35
1.05



Compound 3


Comparative
NPB
4.8
1
1


Example









As can be seen from the data of Table 1, the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 and 2 had improved current efficiencies and improved lifetimes as compared to the organic light-emitting device of Comparative Example.
By way of summation and review, an organic light-emitting device may have a structure that includes an organic emission layer between an anode and a cathode. When voltage is applied to the device, holes from the anode and electrons from the cathodes may be injected into the organic emission layer. The injected holes and electrons may induce exchange of electrons between adjacent molecules in the organic emission layer, and may migrate towards opposite electrodes. The electrons and holes may recombine in certain molecules, and molecular excitons in a high-energy excited state may be generated. The molecular excitons may return to a low-energy ground state, and the molecular excitons may emit light of a certain color.
Holes and charges injected into the organic emission layer may be balanced, and the organic light-emitting device may have improved efficiency and improved lifetime characteristics.
As described above, according to one or more of the above exemplary embodiments, an organic light-emitting device may include a hole transport region including the compound represented by Formula 1 and the compound represented by Formula 2, and may have improved efficiency and lifetime characteristics.
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 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.

## Claims

1. An organic light-emitting device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode facing the first electrode;
an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer; and
an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer,
the hole transport region including a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a compound represented by Formula 2 below:




wherein in Formula 1,
Y1 to Y5 are each independently a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, and each R21 is the same or different from each other;
C1 and C2 are each a carbon (C) atom:
Ring A is an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1a below, and Ring B is an aromatic ring represented by Formula 1b below and condensed with Ring A;




wherein the bond between 7 and 8 in Ring B represented by Formula 1b is condensed with the bond between 3 and 4, the bond between 4 and 5, or the bond between 5 and 6 in Ring A represented by Formula 1a,
X in Formula 1b is selected from —CR28R29, —NR30, and an —O— atom,
wherein in Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 1a, and Formula 1b,
L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond, a C6-C40 arylene group, and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group; and a C6-C40 arylene group and a C2-C40 heteroarylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group;
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and a C6-C40 arylthio group;
a C1-C40 alkyl group, a C2-C40 alkenyl group, a C2-C40 alkynyl group, and a C1-C40 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group; and
a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, and C6-C40 arylthio group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group,
wherein respective portions of R1 to R4 may be bound to one other so as to be condensed to the ring to which the substituents R1 to R4 are attached.

2. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hole transport region includes an auxiliary layer, and the auxiliary layer includes a compound represented by Formula 1 and a compound represented by Formula 2.

3. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hole transport region further includes one or more of a hole transport layer, a hole injection layer, or a hole injection transport layer.

4. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electron transport region includes one or more of a hole blocking layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or an electron injection transport layer.

5. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond, a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, an indacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a phenalenylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthrylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a triphenylenylene group, a pyrrolylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a pyridylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, an isoindolylene group, an indolylene group, an indazolylene group, a purinylene group, a quinolylene group, a quinazolinylene group, a carbazolylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, and a dibenzothiophenylene group; and
a phenylene group, a pentalenylene group, an indenylene group, a naphthylene group, an azulenylene group, an indacenylene group, an acenaphthylene group, a biphenylene group, a phenalenylene group, a fluorenylene group, a phenanthrenylene group, an anthrylene group, a fluoranthenylene group, a pyrenylene group, a benzofluorenylene group, a naphthacenylene group, a chrysenylene group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrrolylene group, an imidazolylene group, a pyrazolylene group, a pyridylene group, a pyrazinylene group, a pyrimidinylene group, a pyridazinylene group, an isoindolylene group, an indolylene group, an indazolylene group, a purinylene group, a quinolylene group, a carbazolylene group, a dibenzofuranylene group, and a dibenzothiophenylene group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group.

6. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, and a pyridylene group; and
a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, a fluorenylene group, and a pyridylene group, each substituted with one or more of a methyl group, an ethyl group, a butyl group, a phenyl group, or a carbazolyl group.

7. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond and groups represented by Formulae 3A and 3B:



wherein * indicates a binding site.

8. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, a pentyl group, a hexyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, a butoxy group, a pentoxy group, a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a biphenyl group, a heptalenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthryl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a benzofuryl group, an isobenzofuryl group, an indazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a pyridoindolyl group; and
a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, an indenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a biphenyl group, a heptalenyl group, a phenalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthryl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a furyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, an indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolizinyl group, a benzofuryl group, an isobenzofuryl group, an indazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a quinolyl group, an isoquinolyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, and a pyridoindolyl group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C20 alkyl group, a C2-C20 alkenyl group, a C2-C20 alkynyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, a C6-C40 aryloxy group, or a C6-C40 arylthio group.

9. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinazolinyl group; and
a phenyl group, a pyridyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, and a quinazolinyl group, each substituted with one or more of a methyl group, an ethyl group, a butyl group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a pyridyl group, a quinolyl group, or a carbazolyl group.

10. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom and groups represented by Formulae 4A to 4F below:




wherein in Formulae 4A to 4F,
Z11 to Z16 are each independently selected from a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group;
a C1-C20 alkyl group and a C1-C20 alkoxy group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom or a halogen atom; and
a C6-C40 aryl group and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, each substituted with one or more of a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C1-C20 alkoxy group, a C6-C20 aryl group, or a C2-C20 heteroaryl group;
p1 is an integer selected from 1 to 5,
p2 is an integer selected from 1 to 4,
p3 is an integer selected from 1 to 3,
p4 is an integer selected from 1 to 2,
p5 is an integer selected from 1 to 6,
p6 is an integer selected from 1 to 5, and
* indicates a binding site.

11. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 10, wherein
Z11 to Z16 are each independently selected from groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5D:




wherein in Formulae 5A to 5D, * indicates a binding site.

12. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
R1 to R30 are each independently selected from groups represented by Formulae 6A to 6L below:

13. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 are each independently selected from groups represented by Formulae 6A to 6L below:

14. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the compound represented by Formula 1 includes one or more of the compounds below:


























and
the compound represented by Formula 2 includes one or more of the compounds below:

15. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 3, wherein
the hole transport layer includes compounds represented by Formulae 201A-1 and 202A below.




wherein in Formulae 201A-1 and 202A,
L203 is selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C40 arylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C40 heteroarylene group, and a substituted or unsubstituted divalent C6-C40 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group,
xa3 is selected from 0, 1, 2, and 3, and xa5 is selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5,
R202 to R204, R211, and R212 are each independently selected from a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C60 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C60 heteroaryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent C6-C30 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and
R213 to R216 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a deuterium, a halogen atom, 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-C60 alkyl group, a C2-C60 alkenyl group, a C2-C60 alkynyl group, a C1-C60 alkoxy group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkenyl group, a C3-C10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C6-C60 aryl group, a C6-C60 aryloxy group, a C6-C60 arylthio group, a C2-C60 heteroaryl group, and a C6-C60 non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group.

16. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 15, wherein
the compound represented by Formula 201A-1 includes one or more of Compounds 309 to 311, and the compound represented by Formula 202A includes one or more of Compounds 301 to 308:

17. An organic light-emitting device, comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode facing the first electrode;
an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode;
a hole transport region that is between the first electrode and the emission layer and includes one or more of a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer, and includes an auxiliary layer; and
an electron transport region that is between the second electrode and the emission layer, and includes one or more of an electron transport layer or an electron injection layer;
the auxiliary layer including a compound represented by one of Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 below and a compound represented by Formula 2-1 below:













wherein in Formulae 1-1 to 1-11 and 2-1,
Y1 to Y5 are each independently a nitrogen (N) atom or —CR21, and each R21 is the same or different from each other;
L1 and L2 are selected from a direct bond and a C6-C40 arylene group;
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group; and a C6-C40 aryl group and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group, each substituted with one or more of a C1-C20 alkyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, or a C2-C40 heteroaryl group.

18. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 17, wherein
L1 and L2 are each independently selected from a direct bond and groups represented by Formulae 3A and 3B:




wherein * indicates a binding site.

19. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 17, wherein
R1 to R10, R12 to R17, R19 to R21, R24 to R27, and R30 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom and groups represented by Formulae 4A to 4F below:




Z11 to Z16 are each independently selected from a C1-Cm alkyl group, a C6-C40 aryl group, and a C2-C40 heteroaryl group;
p1 is an integer selected from 1 to 5,
p2 is an integer selected from 1 to 4,
p3 is an integer selected from 1 to 3,
p4 is an integer selected from 1 to 2,
p5 is an integer selected from 1 to 6,
p6 is an integer selected from 1 to 5, and
* indicates a binding site.

20. The organic light-emitting device as claimed in claim 19, wherein
Z11 to Z16 are each independently selected from a t-butyl group and groups represented by Formulae 5A to 5D below:




wherein in Formulae 5A to 5D, * indicates a binding site.