Patent Publication Number: US-10326081-B2

Title: Organic light-emitting device having improved efficiency characteristics and organic light-emitting display apparatus including the same

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0001210, filed on Jan. 4, 2013 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     Embodiments of the present invention relate to an organic light-emitting device with improved efficiency characteristics, and in particular, to an organic light-emitting device with improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness, and an organic light-emitting display apparatus with improved luminescent efficiency characteristics in a black state due to the inclusion of the organic light-emitting device. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) are self-emitting devices having advantages such as wide viewing angles, good contrast, quick response speeds, high brightness, and good driving voltage characteristics. Also, OLEDs can provide multicolored images. Due to such advantages, OLEDs are getting much attention. 
     A typical OLED has a structure including a substrate, and an anode, a hole transport layer (HTL), an emission layer (EML), an electron transport layer (ETL), and a cathode sequentially stacked on the substrate. In this regard, the HTL, the EML, and the ETL are, in general, formed of organic compounds. When a voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode, holes injected from the anode move to the EML via the HTL, and electrons injected from the cathode move to the EML via the ETL. Carriers (holes and electrons) are recombined in the EML to generate excitons, and the excitons drop from an excited state to a ground state, thereby emitting light. 
     A major factor affecting the luminescent efficiency of an organic light-emitting device is the luminescent material. As the luminescent material, fluorescent materials have been used, but use of phosphorescent materials (which may improve luminescent efficiency up to 4 times as high as fluorescent materials) is gradually increasing. 
     In low brightness regions, organic light-emitting devices using phosphorescent materials have high efficiency compared to organic light-emitting devices using fluorescent materials. In particular, since an organic light-emitting device using a phosphorescent material has high luminescent efficiency even in a low current region, even when the organic light-emitting display apparatus needs to show a black state, light is emitted due to a leakage current, and green light or red light is weakly emitted. To improve this leakage, a layer for delaying transportation of holes can be introduced between the HTL and the EML, or pure metal can be applied to the EIL. 
     However, even when these methods are used, the low brightness efficiency characteristics of the organic light-emitting device using a phosphorescent material are unsatisfactory. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     According to embodiments of the present invention, an organic light-emitting device includes a phosphorescent material, which has high luminescent efficiency in a high brightness region and low luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region. 
     In some embodiments of the present invention, an organic light-emitting display apparatus includes the organic light-emitting device. In the display apparatus, red and green emission is suppressed in a black state due to the inclusion of the organic light-emitting device. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, an organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a phosphorescent emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electron transportation layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the second electrode, and an electron control layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the electron transportation layer. The phosphorescent emission layer includes a host material and a dopant material, and the electron control layer includes an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant. A highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level (EH H ) of the host material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level (EL H ) of the host material, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material satisfy |EH H −EH C | 0.3 eV and |EL H −EL C | 0.5 eV. A thickness of the electron control layer is in a range of about 10 Å to about 450 Å. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, an organic light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a phosphorescent emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electron transportation layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the second electrode, an electron control layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the electron transportation layer, and an electron blocking layer between the phosphorescent emission layer and the first electrode. The phosphorescent emission layer includes a host material and a dopant material, the electron control layer includes an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant, and the electron blocking layer includes an electron blocking material. A highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL B ) of the electron blocking material satisfy |EH H −EH C |≤0.3 eV, |EL H −EL C |≤0.5 eV, and EL B &gt;EL H . A thickness of the electron control layer is in a range of about 10 Å to about 450 Å. 
     In some embodiments, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material satisfy 0≤EH H −EH C ≤0.3 eV and 0≤EL H −EL C ≤0.5 eV. 
     Electron mobility of the electron control material may be equal to or higher than the hole mobility thereof. 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material may be in a range of about −5.2 eV to about −6.1 eV. 
     The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material may be in a range of about −2.5 eV to about −3.2 eV. 
     A thickness of the electron control layer may be in a range of about 30 Å to about 150 Å. 
     The phosphorescent emission layer may be a blue phosphorescent emission layer, a red phosphorescent emission layer, or a green phosphorescent emission layer. 
     A thickness of the electron blocking layer may be in a range of about 10 Å to about 1000 Å. 
     The electron blocking material may include at least one of a triphenylamine derivative, a carbazole derivative, or a spirodifluorene derivative. 
     The electron control material may include a compound represented by Formula 1 below: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 1, R 1  to R 7 , Ar 1 , Ar 2 , and Ar 3 , Q 1  and Q 2 , L 1 , L 2  and L 3 , and a, b and c are as described in the detailed description below. 
     The phosphorescent dopant of the electron control material may be any one of an Ir complex, a Pt complex, a Pd complex, or an Os complex. 
     The host material may include a bipolar compound including a hole transportation unit and an electron transportation unit. 
     The host material may include a mixture of a bipolar compound having a hole transportation unit and an electron transportation unit and a compound having at least a hole transportation unit. 
     The electron control material may include a compound represented by Formula 4 below: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 4, R 31  to R 42 , Ar 11  and Ar 12 , L 11 , L 12 , and L 13 , and p, q, and r are as described in the detailed description below. 
     The electron transportation layer may further include at least one metal complex selected from lithium quinolate (LiQ) and Compound 101 below. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     According to another aspect of the present invention, an organic light-emitting display apparatus includes the organic light-emitting device as well as a transistor including a source, a drain, a gate, and an active layer. The first electrode of the organic light-emitting device may be electrically connected to the source or the drain. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the attached drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device according to another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device having a substrate/first electrode/hole injection layer/hole transportation layer/emission layer/electron control layer/electron transportation layer/electron injection layer/second electrode structure, according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device having a substrate/first electrode/hole injection layer/hole transportation layer/electron blocking layer/emission layer/electron control layer/electron transportation layer/electron injection layer/second electrode structure, according to another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels of the layers of the organic light-emitting device of  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view of the HOMO and LUMO energy levels of the layers of the organic light-emitting device of  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a graph comparing the efficiency with respect to brightness of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2; and 
         FIG. 8  is a graph comparing the normalized efficiency with respect to brightness of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     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. 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device  100  according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 1 , the organic light-emitting device  100  includes a substrate  110 , a first electrode  130  formed on the substrate  110 , a second electrode  190  facing the first electrode  130 , and an organic layer  150  between the first electrode  130  and the second electrode  190 . 
     The organic layer  150  includes an emission layer  160  for emitting light when excitons formed by recombination of holes and electrons drop from an excited state to a ground state. The organic layer  150  also includes an electron transportation layer  173  between the emission layer  160  and the second electrode  190 , and an electron control layer  171  between the emission layer  160  and the electron transportation layer  173 . 
     The emission layer  160  is a phosphorescent emission layer including a phosphorescent host material and a dopant material. The electron control layer  173  may include an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant. 
     The phosphorescent host and dopant materials embody a light emission mechanism in which light, not heat, is emitted from a triplet excited state. Accordingly, in theory, an organic light-emitting device including an emission layer using a phosphorescent host and a dopant may have a luminescent efficiency that is 4 times as high as that of an organic light-emitting device using a fluorescent material that emits light from a singlet excited state. 
     A highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material may satisfy the following two equations:
 
|EH H −EH C |≤0.3 eV, and
 
|EL H −EL C |≤0.5 eV
 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material may be similar to the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material. A difference in the absolute values of the two energy levels is 0.3 eV or less. When the difference between the absolute values of the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material and the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material is less than 0.3 eV, the hole blocking mechanism from the emission layer to the electron control layer in a low brightness region may be suppressed. 
     The difference between the absolute values of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material may be 0.5 eV or less. When the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material satisfy the relationship described above, satisfactory electron transportation capability may be obtained without an excessive increase in driving voltage. 
     A thickness of the electron control layer  171  including an electron control material may be in a range of about 10 Å to about 450 Å. The electron control layer  171  may control injection of electrons into the emission layer  160 . When the thickness of the electron control layer  171  is 10 Å or more, a decrease in luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region may satisfactorily occur, and when the thickness of the electron control layer  171  is 450 Å or lower, an excessive increase in driving voltage may be suppressed. 
     Since the organic light-emitting device  100  having such a structure includes the phosphorescent emission layer  160 , luminescent efficiency thereof may be substantially improved, and in the high brightness region, holes and electrons are smoothly injected or transported, thereby increasing luminescent efficiency. However, due to the electron control layer  171  of the organic light-emitting device  100 , the hole blocking mechanism is suppressed in the low brightness region, and injection and transportation of electrons in the direction from the electron transportation layer  173  to the emission layer  160  may be delayed. Accordingly, in the low brightness region, the balance between electrons and holes for forming excitons in the emission layer  160  may break, thereby decreasing the luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device  100 . 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of electron control material may satisfy the following equations:
 
0≤EH H −EH C ≤0.3 eV and
 
0≤EL H −EL C ≤0.5 eV
 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, and the difference between EH C  and EH H  is 0.3 eV or lower. 
     Since the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, the luminescent efficiency may increase due to the hole blocking mechanism in the high brightness region. However, due to the difference of 0.3 eV or lower, the hole blocking mechanism may be suppressed in the low brightness region and thus, luminescent efficiency may decrease. 
     In addition, since the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material is lower than the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, electrons may be smoothly transported. However, due to the difference of 0.5 eV or lower, an excessive increase in driving voltage may be suppressed. 
     Electron mobility of the organic light-emitting device may be equal to or greater than the hole mobility of the electron control material. By doing this, electrons may smoothly flow in the electron control layer  171  including the electron control material. That is, the flow of electrons quickly moving in the electron transportation layer  173  may decrease through the electron control layer  171  (including the electron control material), and thus, the luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device may decrease in the low brightness region. 
     A highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material may be, for example, in a range of about −5.2 eV to about −6.1 eV, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material may be in a range of about −2.5 eV to about −3.2 eV. 
     When the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material are within the ranges described above, in a high brightness region, luminescent efficiency may increase due to the hole blocking mechanism, and in a low brightness region, the hole blocking mechanism may be suppressed and luminescent efficiency may decrease. 
     An amount of the electron control material may be in a range of about 30 wt % to about 100 wt % based on a total weight of the electron control layer  171 . To obtain improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness due to the electron control material, an amount of the electron control material may be at a sufficient level, for example, the electron control material may be at least 30 wt % or more based on the total amount of the electron control layer  171 . 
     The electron control layer  171  may be formed of an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant, and an amount of the phosphorescent dopant may be in a range of about 0.1% to about 50% of the electron control material. For example, an amount of the phosphorescent dopant may be in a range of about 0.1% to about 10% of the electron control material. When an amount of the phosphorescent dopant is within the range described above, a decrease in luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device in a low brightness region may be maximized. 
     A thickness ratio of the electron transportation layer  173  to the electron control layer  171  may be in a range of 5:1 to 5:10. The thickness ratio of the electron transportation layer  173  to the electron control layer  171  is associated with the material for forming the electron transportation layer  173  and the electron control material in the electron control layer  171 , and is also associated with how much of the electron control material is used. When the thickness ratio of the electron control layer  171  to the electron transportation layer  173  satisfies the relationship described above, luminescent efficiency with respect to brightness (obtained by using the electron control material) may be appropriately controlled. 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to  FIG. 2 , the organic light-emitting device  200  includes a substrate  210 , a first electrode  230  formed on the substrate  210 , a second electrode  290  facing the first electrode  230 , and an organic layer  250  between the first electrode  230  and the second electrode  290 . 
     The organic layer  250  includes an emission layer  260 , an electron transportation layer  273  between the emission layer  260  and the second electrode  290 , an electron control layer  271  between the emission layer  260  and the electron transportation layer  273 , and an electron blocking layer  281  between the emission layer  260  and the first electrode  230 . The emission layer  260  includes a phosphorescent host material and a dopant material. The electron control layer  273  includes an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant. The electron blocking layer  281  includes an electron blocking material. 
     A highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL B ) of the electron blocking material may satisfy the following three equations:
 
|EH H −EH C |≤0.3 eV
 
|EL H −EL C |≤0.5 eV and
 
EL B &gt;EL H  
 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material is similar to the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, with a difference between EH C  and EH H  being 0.3 eV or lower. When the difference between EH C  and EH H  is 0.3 eV or lower, the hole blocking mechanism from the emission layer to the electron control layer in a low brightness region may be suppressed. 
     The difference between the absolute values of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material may be 0.5 eV or less. When the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material satisfy the relationship described above, satisfactory electron transportation capability may be obtained without an excessive increase in driving voltage. 
     The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL B ) of the electron blocking material is higher than the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material. When the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL B ) of the electron blocking material is higher than the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, the flow of electrons from the emission layer  260  to the first electrode  230  may be suppressed. 
     A thickness of the electron control layer  271  including an electron control material may be in a range of about 10 Å to about 450 Å. When the thickness of the electron control layer  271  is 10 Å or more, a decrease in luminescent efficiency in the low brightness region may appropriately occur, and when the thickness of the electron control layer  271  is 450 Å or lower, an excessive increase in driving voltage may be suppressed. 
     In the organic light-emitting device  200  having such a structure, in the high brightness region, holes and electrons are smoothly injected and transported. In particular, the electron blocking layer  281  blocks electrons from moving to the first electrode  230  through the emission layer  260 . Accordingly, the organic light-emitting device  200  has luminescent efficiency. 
     However, due to the electron control layer  271  of the organic light-emitting device  200 , the hole blocking mechanism is suppressed in the low brightness region, and injection and transportation of electrons in the direction from the electron transportation layer  273  to the emission layer  260  may be delayed. Accordingly, in the low brightness region, a balance between electrons and holes for forming excitons in the emission layer  160  may break, thereby decreasing luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device  100 . 
     The electron blocking material may be any one of various materials that have a high lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level. Examples thereof include a triarylamine-based triphenylamine derivative, a carbazole derivative, and a spirodifluorene derivative. In detail, the electron blocking material may be, for example, TCTA, spiro-TAD (2,2′,7,7′-tetrakis(N,N-diphenylamino)-9,9′-spirobifluorene), or Compound 701 below. In addition, a metal complex, such as Irppz or ppz2Ir(dpm), may also be used as the electron blocking material. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     A thickness of the electron blocking layer may be in a range of about 10 Å to about 1000 Å. When the thickness of the electron blocking layer is 10 Å or more, satisfactory electron blocking characteristics may be obtained, and when the thickness of the electron blocking layer is 1000 k or lower, an excessive increase in driving voltage may be suppressed. For example, a thickness of the electron blocking layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 800 Å. 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material may satisfy the following equations:
 
0≤EH H −EH C ≤0.3 eV and
 
0≤EL H −EL C ≤0.5 eV
 
     The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, with a difference between EH C  and EH H  being 0.3 eV or lower. 
     Since the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH H ) of the host material, luminescent efficiency may increase due to the hole blocking mechanism in the high brightness region. However, due to the difference of 0.3 eV or lower, the hole blocking mechanism may be suppressed in the low brightness region, and thus, luminescent efficiency may decrease. 
     In addition, since the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material is lower than the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL H ) of the host material, electrons may be smoothly transported. However, due to the difference of 0.5 eV or lower, an excessive increase in driving voltage may be suppressed. 
     Electron mobility of the organic light-emitting device may be equal to or greater than the hole mobility of the electron control material. By doing this, electrons may smoothly flow in the electron control layer  271  (including the electron control material). That is, the flow of electrons quickly moving in the electron transportation layer  273  may decrease through the electron control layer  271  (including the electron control material), and thus, luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device may decrease in the low brightness region. 
     A highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) of the electron control material may be, for example, in a range of about −5.2 eV to about −6.1 eV, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material may be in a range of about −2.5 eV to about −3.2 eV. When the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level (EH C ) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level (EL C ) of the electron control material are within the ranges described above, in the high brightness region, luminescent efficiency may increase due to the hole blocking mechanism, and in the low brightness region, the hole blocking mechanism may be suppressed and luminescent efficiency may decrease. 
     An amount of the electron control material may be in a range of about 30 wt % to about 100 wt % based on a total weight of the electron control layer  271 . To obtain improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness due to the electron control material, an amount of the electron control material may be at a sufficient level, for example at least 30 wt % or more based on the total amount of the electron control layer  271 . 
     The electron control layer  271  may be formed of an electron control material and a phosphorescent dopant, and an amount of the phosphorescent dopant may be in a range of about 0.1% to about 50% of the electron control material. For example, an amount of the phosphorescent dopant may be in a range of about 0.1% to about 10% of the electron control material. When an amount of the phosphorescent dopant is within the range described above, a decrease in luminescent efficiency of the organic light-emitting device in the low brightness region may be maximized. 
     A thickness ratio of the electron transportation layer  273  to the electron control layer  271  may be in a range of 5:1 to 5:10. When the thickness ratio of the electron control layer  271  to the electron transportation layer  273  satisfies the relationship described above, luminescent efficiency with respect to brightness (obtained by using the electron control material) may be appropriately controlled. 
     An amount of the electron control material may be in a range of about 30 wt % to about 100 wt % based on a total weight of the electron control layer  171  or  271 , and the electron control material may control the relationship between the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron control layer  171  or  271  and the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  160  or  260 , so that, in the high brightness region, the electron control material may promote injection and transportation of electrons, and in a low brightness region, may delay the injection and transportation of electrons. The electron control material may include a compound represented by Formula 1 below. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 1, R 1  to R 7  are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group. 
     Ar 1 , Ar 2 , and Ar 3  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group, or a group represented by —N(Q 1 )(Q 2 ). At least one of Ar 1 , Ar 2 , and Ar 3  in Formula 1 may be a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group. 
     L 1 , L 2  and L 3  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group. 
     a, b and c are each independently an integer of 0 to 3. 
     Q 1  and Q 2  (in the group represented by —N(Q 1 )(Q 2 )) may be each independently hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a nitro group, carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group. 
     In Formula 1, when a is 0, -(L 1 ) a - represents a single bond, and when a is 2 or more, the plurality of L 1  groups may be identical to or different from each other. Likewise, when b is 0, -(L 2 ) b - represents a single bond, and when b is 2 or more, the plurality of L 2  groups may be identical to or different from each other, and when c is 0, -(L 3 ) c - represents a single bond, and when c is 2 or more, the plurality of L 3  groups may be identical to or different from each other. 
     The compound represented by Formula 1 has a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of about −5.2 eV to about −6.1 eV, and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of about −2.5 eV to about −3.2 eV, and may have at least one C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group in its molecular structure to provide relatively high electron mobility. 
     The compound represented by Formula 1 may be included in the electron control layer  171  or  271 , so that in a high brightness region, the injection and transportation of electrons may be promoted, and in a low brightness region, the injection and transportation of electrons may be delayed. 
     The electron control material may include at least one compound represented by one of Formulae 2 and 3 below. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formulae 2 and 3, R 1  to R 12  and R 21  to R 28  are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl group. 
     Ar 1 , Ar 2 , and Ar 3  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted azulenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heptalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrysenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted picenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted perylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hexacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted bipyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoindolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted purinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phthalazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cinnolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoimidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted tetrazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzopuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted benzocarbazolyl group. 
     L 1 , L 2  and L 3  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted azulenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted heptalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthrylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrysenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted picenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted perylenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted hexacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted purinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phthalazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolizinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted cinnolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chromenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoimidazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzopuranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolylene group. 
     a, b, and c are each independently an integer of 0 to 1. 
     In Formulae 2 and 3, when a is 0, -(L 1 ) a - represents a single bond, when b is 0, -(L 2 ) b - represents a single bond, and when c is 0, -(L 3 ) c - represents a single bond. 
     The compound represented by Formulae 2 and 3 may have a highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of about −5.2 eV to about −6.1 eV and a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of about −2.5 eV to about −3.2 eV. In the case of Formula 2, due to the inclusion of a benzoimidazolyl group in its molecular structure, and in the case of Formula 3, due to the inclusion of a pyridyl group in its molecular structure, mobility of electrons is relatively high. 
     When the electron control layer  171  or  271  includes at least one of the compounds represented by Formulae 2 and 3, in a high brightness region, the injection and transportation of electrons may be promoted, and in a low brightness region, the injection and transportation of electrons may be delayed. 
     For example, the electron control material may include at least one of Compounds 1 or 2 below. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In this regard, the electron control layer  171  or  271  may include Compound 1, Compound 2, or a mixture of Compounds 1 and 2, in an amount of about 30 wt % to about 100 wt % based on a total amount of the electron control layer. 
     The phosphorescent dopant of the electron control material may be any one of an Ir complex, a Pt complex, a Pd complex, or an Os complex, and may be selected from known metal complexes. Detailed examples of the Ir complex, the Pt complex, the Pd complex, and the Os complex will be described later. 
       FIG. 3  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device  300  according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the organic light-emitting device  300  has a substrate  310 /first electrode  330 /hole injection layer  383 /hole transportation layer  385 /emission layer  360 /electron control layer  371 /electron transportation layer  373 /electron injection layer  375 /second electrode  390  structure. Hereinafter, a structure of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in connection with  FIG. 3 . 
     The substrate  310 , which may be any substrate generally used in OLEDs, may be a glass substrate or a transparent plastic substrate with good mechanical strength, thermal stability, transparency, surface smoothness, ease of handling, and water resistance. 
     The first electrode  330  may be formed by, for example, depositing or sputtering a material for a first electrode on the substrate  310 . When the first electrode  330  is an anode, the material for forming the first electrode may be selected from materials with a high work function to enable ease of hole injection. The first electrode  330  may be a reflective electrode or a transmission electrode. The material for the first electrode may be a transparent material with high conductivity, and examples of such a material include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO 2 ), and zinc oxide (ZnO). The first electrode  330  may be formed as a reflective electrode using magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum/lithium (Al/Li), calcium (Ca), silver/tin indium oxide (Ag/ITO), magnesium/indium (Mg/In), magnesium/silver (Mg/Ag), or the like. The first electrode  330  may have a single-layer structure or a multi-layer structure including at least two layers. For example, the first electrode  330  may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO, but is not limited thereto. 
     The organic layer  350  may be disposed on the first electrode  330 . The organic layer  350  may include the hole injection layer  383 , the hole transportation layer  385 , a buffer layer (not shown), the emission layer  360 , the electron control layer  371 , the electron transportation layer  373 , and the electron injection layer  375 . 
     The hole injection layer  383  may be formed on the first electrode  330  by various methods, such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition. When the hole injection layer  383  is formed using vacuum deposition, the vacuum deposition may be performed at a temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a pressure of about 10 −8  torr to about 10 −3  torr, and a deposition rate of about 0.01 to about 100 Å/sec. However, the vacuum deposition conditions may vary according to the compound that is used to form the hole injection layer and the desired structural and thermal properties of the hole injection layer to be formed. When the hole injection layer  383  is formed using spin coating, the spin coating may be performed at a coating rate of about 2000 rpm to about 5000 rpm, and the temperature at which heat treatment is performed to remove solvent after coating may be, for example, a temperature of about 80° C. to about 200° C. However, the coating conditions may vary according to the compound that is used to form the hole injection layer  383  and the desired structural and thermal properties of the hole injection layer to be formed. 
     As a material for forming the hole injection layer, the compound represented by Formula 6 may be used. However, the material for forming the hole injection layer is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 6, Ar 41  and Ar 42  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group. 
     R 71  and R 72  are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a slat thereof, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group. 
     For example, the material for forming the hole injection layer may be either the compound represented by Formula 6 above or a mixture of the compound represented by Formula 6 and another material for forming the hole injection layer. 
     The compound represented by Formula 6 may be one of Compounds 301 to 308 below, but is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Nonlimiting examples of hole injection layer forming materials include N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis-[4-(phenyl-m-tolyl-amino)-phenyl]-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (DNTPD), a phthalocyanine compound, such as a copper phthalocyanine, 4,4′,4″-tris (3-methylphenylphenylamino) triphenylamine [m-MTDATA], N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (NPB), TDATA, 2-TNATA, polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (Pani/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonicacid (Pani/CSA), and (polyaniline)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS). 
     A thickness of the hole injection layer  383  may be from about 100 Å to about 10000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. When the thickness of the hole injection layer  383  is within the ranges described above, the hole injection layer may have satisfactory hole injection characteristics without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     Then, a hole transportation layer  385  may be formed on the hole injection layer  383  by vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, or the like. When the hole transportation layer  385  is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those used to form the hole injection layer  383 , though the deposition or coating conditions may vary according to the compound that is used to form the hole transportation layer. 
     As a material for forming the hole transportation layer, the compound represented by Formula 5 may be used. However, the material for forming the hole injection layer is not limited thereto: 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 5, R 50  may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridyl group. 
     L 21  may be a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group. 
     R 51  to R 66  may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group, or a group represented by —N(Q 11 )(Q 12 ). 
     K is an integer of 0 to 3. 
     Q 11  and Q 12  in —N(Q 11 )(Q 12 ) may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, an amino group, a nitro group, carboxyl group, a C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group, a C 1 -C 30  alkylthio group, a C 3 -C 30  cycloalkyl group, a C 3 -C 30  cycloalkenyl group, a C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group, a C 6 -C 30  arylthio group, or a C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group. 
     In Formula 5, when k is 0, -(L 21 ) k - represents a single bond, and when k is 2 or more, the plurality of L 21  groups may be identical to or different from each other. 
     For example, the material for forming the hole transportation layer may be either the compound represented by Formula 5 above or a mixture of the compound represented by Formula 5 and another material for forming the hole transportation layer. 
     The compound represented by Formula 5 may be one of Compounds 309 to 320 below, but is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Nonlimiting examples of hole transportation layer forming materials include a carbazole derivative, such as N-phenylcarbazole, or polyvinylcarbazole, N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-N,N′-diphenyl-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine (TPD), 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), N,N′-di(1-naphthyl)-N,N′-diphenylbenzidine (NPB), or the like. A thickness of the hole transportation layer  385  may be from about 50 Å to about 2000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about 1500 Å. When the thickness of the hole transportation layer  385  is within the ranges described above, the hole transportation layer may have satisfactory hole transportation characteristics without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, only one of the hole injection layer  383  and the hole transportation layer  385  may be formed on the first electrode  330 , and the other one may not be formed. According to another embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the hole injection layer  383  and the hole transportation layer  385  may have a multi-layer structure. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a functional layer (not shown) having hole injection capability and hole transportation capability (instead of the hole injection layer and the hole transportation layer) may be formed on the first electrode  330 . The functional layer (not shown) having hole injection capability and hole transportation capability may be formed using at least one compound represented by Formula 5, a mixture of the compound represented by Formula 5 and a material for forming a hole transportation layer, the compound represented by Formula 6, and a mixture of the compound represented by Formula 6 and a material for forming the hole injection layer. A thickness of the functional layer may be in a range of about 500 Å to about 10000 Å, for example about 100 Å to about 1000 Å. When the thickness of the functional layer (not shown) having hole injection capability and hole transportation capability is within the ranges described above, satisfactory hole injection and transportation characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     The emission layer  360  may be formed on the hole transportation layer  385 , or the functional layer (not shown) having hole injection capability and hole transportation capability by vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, LB deposition, or the like. When the emission layer  360  is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those used to form the hole injection layer, though the conditions for deposition or coating may vary according to the material that is used to form the emission layer. 
     As the host material for the emission layer  360 , a bipolar compound having a hole transportation unit and an electron transportation unit may be used. The hole transportation unit is a unit having a functional group with good hole transportation capability, and examples thereof include a unit including a fluorene derivative, a unit including a carbazole derivative, a unit including a dibenzothiophene derivative, and a unit including a dibenzofuran derivative. The electron transportation unit is a unit having a functional group with good electron transportation capability, and examples thereof include a unit including a pyridine derivative, a unit including a pyrimidine derivative, and a unit including a triazine derivative. When the bipolar compound having a hole transportation unit and an electron transportation unit is used as the host material, holes and electrons in the host material may be imbalanced in a low brightness region due to the electron control layer  371 , thereby decreasing luminescent efficiency. 
     According to another embodiment of the present invention, as the host material of the emission layer  360 , a mixture of the bipolar compound having the hole transportation unit and the electron transportation unit and at least the hole transportation unit may be used. When the hole transportation unit is additionally included in addition to the bipolar compound, hole characteristics of the host material may increase. Thus, in a low brightness region, the imbalance between holes and electrons in the host material may increase, thereby promoting a decrease in luminescent efficiency. A mixing ratio of the bipolar compound to the additional hole transportation unit in the mixed compound may be in a range of 1:1 to 1:9. When the mixing ratio of the bipolar compound to the additional hole transportation unit in the mixed compound is within the range described above, the imbalance between holes and electrons in the host material may further increase. 
     For example, the host material may be one of Compounds 501 to 509. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The emission layer  360  may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, or a blue emission layer. At least one of the red emission layer, the green emission layer, and the blue emission layer may include the dopants illustrated below (ppy=phenylpyridine). From among those dopants, a complex including a metal (for example, Ir, Pt, Pd, Os, or the like) may be included in the electron control layer of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     For example, the compounds illustrated below may be used as a blue dopant, but the blue dopant is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     For example, the compounds illustrated below may be used as a red dopant, but the red dopant is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     For example, the compounds illustrated below may be used as a red dopant, but the red dopant is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Non-limiting examples of the dopant that may be used in the emission layer  360  include Pd complexes and Pt complexes represented by the following formulae. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The dopants may be included in the electron control layer of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     Non-limiting examples of the dopant that may be used in the emission layer  360  include Os complexes represented by the following formulae. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The dopants may be included in the electron control layer of an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     When the emission layer  360  includes both a host material and a dopant material, the amount of the dopant material may be from about 0.01 parts to about 25 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host material. However, the amount of the dopant material is not limited to this range. 
     A thickness of the emission layer  360  may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness of the emission layer  360  is within these ranges, the emission layer  360  may have improved light emitting ability without a substantial increase in driving voltage. 
     Next, an electron control layer  371  is formed on the emission layer  360  using various methods, for example, vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, or the like. When the electron control layer  371  is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those used to form the hole injection layer  383 , though the conditions for deposition or coating may vary according to the material that is used to form the electron control layer. As a material for forming the electron control layer  371 , an electron control material that satisfies the molecular orbital energy level relationships described above may be used. A thickness of the electron control layer  371  may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 450 Å, and a thickness ratio of the electron transportation layer  373  to the electron control layer  371  may be in a range of 5:1 to 5:10. 
     The electron transportation layer  373  is formed on the electron control layer  371  using various methods, for example, vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, or the like. When the electron transportation layer  373  is formed using vacuum deposition or spin coating, the deposition or coating conditions may be similar to those used to form the hole injection layer  383 , though the conditions for deposition and coating may vary according to the material that is used to form the electron transportation layer. As a material for forming the electron transportation layer, a compound represented by Formula 4 (below) which stably transports electrons injected from the electron injection electrode (cathode) may be used. However, the material for forming the electron transportation layer is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In Formula 4, R 31  to R 42  are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted methyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ethyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted propyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted butyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl group. 
     Ar 11  and Ar 12  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted azulenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heptalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted spiro-fluorenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrysenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted picenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted perylenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted hexacenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted bipyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoindolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted indazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted purinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinoxalinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cinnolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted acridinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrolinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoimidazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted isooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted tetrazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzooxazolyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted benzocarbazolyl group. 
     L 11 , L 12 , and L 13  are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted phenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted azulenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted heptalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted acenaphthylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenalenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted anthrylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted fluoranthenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triphenylenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chrysenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted picenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted perylenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pentacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted hexacenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrrolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted imidazopyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyrimidinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted purinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phthalazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indolizinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted quinazolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted cinnolinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted indazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenazinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthridinylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted pyranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted chromenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted furanylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted thiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted isothiazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoimidazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted isoxazolylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranylene group, a substituted or unsubstituted triazinylene group, or a substituted or unsubstituted oxadiazolylene group. 
     p, q, and r are each independently an integer of 0 to 1. 
     In Formula 4, when p, q, and r are each independently 0, -(L 11 ) p -, -(L 12 ) q - and -(L 13 ) r - each represent a single bond. 
     For example, the material for forming the electron transportation layer may be either the compound represented by Formula 4 above or a mixture of the compound represented by Formula 4 and another material for forming the electron transportation layer. 
     The compound of Formula 4 may be Compound 201 below, but is not limited thereto. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Nonlimiting examples of electron transportation layer forming materials include a quinoline derivative, such as tris(8-quinolinorate)aluminum (Alq3), TAZ, Balq, beryllium bis(benzoquinolin-10-olate) (Bebq 2 ), and ADN. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     A thickness of the electron transportation layer  373  may be from about 50 Å to about 1000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 100 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness of the electron transportation layer  373  is within the ranges described above, the electron transportation layer  373  may have satisfactory electron transportation characteristics without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     The electron transportation layer  373  may further include, in addition to the compound represented by Formula 4, a metal-containing compound. The metal-containing compound may be a metal complex represented by Formula 5 below.
 
M + L −   &lt;Formula 5&gt;
 
     In Formula 5, M is an alkali metal, and L is an aromatic compound selected from anthracene, naphthalene, diphenylanthracene, terphenyl, quaterphenyl, quinquephenyl, sexiphenyl, quinolinol, benzoquinolinol, acridinol, hydroxyphenyloxazole, hydroxyphenylthiazole, hydroxydiaryloxadiazole, hydroxydiarylthiadiazole, hydroxyphenylpyridine, hydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, hydroxybenzotriazole, hydroxyfluorene, bipyridyl, phenanthroline, phthalocyanine, porphyrin, and derivatives thereof. 
     For example, M may be Li. The Li complex may be, for example, lithium quinolate (LiQ) or Compound 101 below. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The electron transportation layer  373  may further include, in addition to the compound represented by Formula 4, at least one selected from 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile, tetracyanoquinodimethane, anthraquinone, perylenebisimide, and tetracyanoanthraquinodimethane. 
     The electron transportation layer  373  may further include, in addition to the compound represented by Formula 4, at least one selected from: at least one metal selected from Li, Cs, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Ba, or Ra; a metal carbonate; a metal acetate; a metal benzoate; a metal acetoacetate; a metal acetylacetonate; or a metal stearate. 
     When the electron transportation layer  373  further includes, in addition to the compound represented by Formula 4, the materials described above, the electron injection capability and electron transportation capability may improve. 
     The electron injection layer  375  may be stacked on the electron transportation layer  373  which allows electrons to be easily injected from the cathode, and the material for forming the electron injection layer is not particularly limited. 
     The material for forming the electron injection layer may be any one of various materials including LiF, NaCl, CsF, Li2O, and BaO. Although the deposition conditions of the electron control layer  375  vary according to the material that is used to form the electron injection layer, in general, the deposition conditions may be similar to those used to form the hole injection layer  383 . 
     A thickness of the electron injection layer  375  may be from about 1 Å to about 100 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness of the electron injection layer  375  is within the range described above, the electron injection layer  375  may have satisfactory electron injection characteristics without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     The second electrode  390  is disposed on the organic layer  350 . The second electrode  390  may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode. A material for forming the second electrode may be a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, all of which have low-work functions, or a mixture thereof. For example, lithium (Li), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum:lithium (Al:Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium:indium (Mg:In), magnesium:silver (Mg:Ag), or the like may be formed as a thin film, which is then used as a transmissive electrode. In some embodiments, to manufacture a top-emission light-emitting device, a transmissive electrode may be formed of indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO). 
     In the organic light-emitting device  300  having such a structure, the flow of electrons injected from the electron transportation layer  373  to the emission layer  360  is controlled due to the electron control layer  371 , and thus, in a high brightness region, luminescent efficiency is high, and in a low brightness region, luminescent efficiency is low. 
       FIG. 4  is a schematic cross-sectional view of an organic light-emitting device  400  according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the organic light-emitting device  400  has a substrate  410 /first electrode  430 /hole injection layer  483 /hole transportation layer  481 /electron blocking layer  481 /emission layer  460 /electron control layer  471 /electron transportation layer  473 /electron injection layer  475 /second electrode  490  structure. 
     The substrate  410 , the first electrode  430 , the hole injection layer  483 , the hole transportation layer  485 , the emission layer  460 , the electron control layer  471 , the electron transportation layer  473 , the electron injection layer  475 , and the second electrode  490  are the same as described above in connection with  FIG. 3 . 
     The electron blocking layer  481  may be disposed between the emission layer  460  and at least one of the hole injection layer  483 , the hole transportation layer  485 , or the functional layer having hole injection capability and hole transportation capability (not shown). The electron blocking layer  481  may prevent electrons that fail to recombine with holes in the emission layer  460  from moving toward the first electrode  430 . The electron blocking layer  481  may be formed of an electron blocking material. Examples of the electron blocking material include at least one of a triphenylamine derivative, a carbazole derivative, and/or a spirodifluorene derivative. 
     A thickness of the electron blocking layer  481  may be from about 10 Å to about 1000 Å, and in some embodiments, may be from about 50 Å to about 800 Å. When the thickness of the electron blocking layer  481  is within the range described above, the electron blocking layer  481  may have satisfactory electron blocking characteristics without a substantial increase in a driving voltage. 
     In the organic light-emitting device  400  having such a structure, the flow of electrons that are injected from the electron transportation layer  473  to the emission layer  460  and then to the hole transportation layer  485  is controlled due to the electron control layer  471  and the electron blocking layer  481 . Thus, in a high brightness region, luminescent efficiency is high, and in a low brightness region, luminescent efficiency is low. 
       FIG. 5  schematically shows the highest occupied molecular orbital energy levels and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels of the layers of the organic light-emitting device  300  of  FIG. 3 . The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron control layer  371  including an electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  360  including a host material, with the difference being about 0.3 eV or lower. In addition, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron control layer  371  is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  360 , with the difference being about 0.5 eV or lower. Due to such relationships, in a high brightness region, the electron control layer  371  may suppress holes that flow through the electron control layer  371  from the emission layer  360 , thereby increasing brightness of the organic light-emitting device  300 ; and in a low brightness region, the electron control layer  371  may promote the flow of holes toward the electron transportation layer  371  from the emission layer  360  through the electron control layer  371 , thereby decreasing brightness of the organic light-emitting device  300 . 
       FIG. 6  schematically shows the highest occupied molecular orbital energy levels and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy levels of the layers of the organic light-emitting device  400  of  FIG. 4 . The highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron control layer  471  including an electron control material is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  460  including a host material, with the difference being about 0.3 eV or lower. In addition, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron control layer  471  is lower than the highest occupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  460 , with the difference being about 0.5 eV or lower. 
     The electron blocking layer  481  including an electron blocking material may be disposed between the emission layer  460  and the first electrode  430 , and in this regard, the electron blocking layer  481  is in the vicinity of the emission layer  460 . The lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the electron blocking layer  481  may be higher than the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy level of the emission layer  460 . Due to such relationships, in a high brightness region, the electron control layer  471  may suppress the flow of holes through the electron control layer  471  from the emission layer  460 , and the electron blocking layer  481  may suppress the flow of electrons that fail to combine with holes in the emission layer  460  toward the first electrode  430 , thereby increasing brightness of the organic light-emitting device  400 . Also, in a low brightness region, the electron control layer  471  may promote the flow of electrons from the emission layer  460  to the electron transportation layer  471  through the electron control layer  471 , thereby decreasing brightness of the organic light-emitting device  400 . 
     An organic light-emitting display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention as well as a transistor including a source, a drain, a gate, and an active layer. A first electrode of the organic light-emitting device is electrically connected to one of the source or the drain of the transistor. 
     The active layer of the transistor may be formed of, for example, an amorphous silicon layer, a crystalline silicon layer, an organic semiconductor layer, or an oxide semiconductor layer. 
     The organic light-emitting display apparatus may suppress red and green emission in a black state, and thus, luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness may be improved. 
     The unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group (or C 1 -C 30  alkyl group) used herein may be a C 1 -C 30  linear or branched alkyl group, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, pentyl, iso-amyl, or hexyl. The substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group refers to the substitution of at least hydrogen atom of the unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group with a deuterium atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an amino group, an amidino group, hydrazine, hydrazone, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof, a C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a C 6 -C 30  aryl group, a C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group, —N(Q 101 )(Q 102 ), or Si(Q 103 )(Q 104 )(Q 105 )(Q 106 )- (where Q 101  to Q 106  are each independently hydrogen, a C 1 -C 30  alkyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group, a C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group, a C 6 -C 30  aryl group, or a C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group). 
     The unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group (or C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group) used herein has a formula of —OA (where A is the unsubstituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group described above), and examples thereof include methoxy, ethoxy, and isopropyloxy. The substituted C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 1 -C 30  alkoxy group with the substituents described above in connection with the substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group (or C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group) used herein refers to an unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkyl group having one or more carbon-carbon double bonds at a center or end thereof. Examples of the unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group include ethenyl, propenyl, and butenyl. The substituted C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 2 -C 30  alkenyl group with the substituents described above in connection with the substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group (or C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group) used herein refers to an unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkyl group having one or more carbon-carbon triple bonds at a center or end thereof. Examples of the unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group include ethynyl, propynyl, and the like. The substituted C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 2 -C 30  alkynyl group with the substituents described above in connection with the substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group is a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 5 to 60 carbon atoms including at least one aromatic ring. The unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylene group is a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system having 5 to 60 carbon atoms including at least one aromatic ring. When the aryl group or arylene group include two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other. The substituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 6 -C 30  aryl group with the substituents described above in connection with the substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. The substituted C 6 -C 30  arylene group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 6 -C 30  arylene group with the substituents described above in connection with the substituted C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group used herein refers to a monovalent group having a system including one or more aromatic rings having at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), phosphorous (P), and sulfur (S) in the ring (with the remaining ring atoms being carbon atoms). The unsubstituted C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group used herein refers to a divalent group having a system including one or more aromatic rings having at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen (N), oxygen (O), phosphorous (P), and sulfur (S) in the ring (with the remaining ring atoms being carbon atoms). In this regard, when the heteroaryl group or heteroarylene group includes two or more rings, the rings may be fused to each other. The substituted C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 2 -C 30  heteroaryl group with the substituents described above in connection with the C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. The substituted C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 2 -C 30  heteroarylene group with the substituents described above in connection with the C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group used herein is represented by —OA 2  (where A 2  is the substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  aryl group). The substituted C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom of the C 6 -C 30  aryloxy group with the substituents described above in connection with the C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     The unsubstituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group used herein is represented by —SA 3  (where A 3  is the substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 30  aryl group). The substituted C 6 -C 30  arylthio group refers to the substitution of at least one hydrogen atom on the C 6 -C 30  arylthio group with the substituents described in connection with the C 1 -C 30  alkyl group. 
     Hereinafter, an organic light-emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the following examples. However, the organic light-emitting diode according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto. Indeed, the examples are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. 
     Example 1 
     An anode was prepared by cutting an ITO (7 nm)/Ag (100 nm)/ITO (7 nm) substrate (manufactured by Samsung mobile display (SMD) Co., Ltd using glass manufactured by Corning Company) to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.7 mm, ultrasonically cleaning the glass substrate using isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 30 minutes each, and then irradiating with UV light for 10 minutes and exposing to ozone to clean. Then, the anode was loaded into a vacuum deposition apparatus. 
     Compound 301 was vacuum deposited on the glass substrate to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 750 Å, and then Compound 311 was vacuum deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transportation layer having a thickness of 1300 Å. 
     Compound 507 as a host and Compound 401 as a phosphorescent dopant were co-deposited at a weight ratio of 98:2 on the hole transportation layer to form a red emission layer having a thickness of 400 Å. 
     Subsequently, Compound 1 and Compound 401 were vacuum deposited on the emission layer at a ratio of 98:2 to form an electron control layer having a thickness of 50 Å. 
     Compound 201 (identical to Compound 1) and LiQ were vacuum deposited on the electron control layer at a weight ratio of 1:1 to form an electron transportation layer having a thickness of 100 Å. 
     LiQ was vacuum deposited on the electron transportation layer to form an electron injection layer having a thickness of 5 Å, and then, Mg and Ag were vacuum deposited at a weight ratio of 10:1 to form a cathode having a thickness of 130 Å, thereby completing the manufacturing of an organic light-emitting device. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     Example 2 
     An organic light-emitting device was manufactured as in Example 1, except that the electron control layer was formed to a thickness of 100 Å instead of 50 Å. 
     Example 3 
     An organic light-emitting device was manufactured as in Example 1, except that the electron control layer was formed to a thickness of 100 Å instead of 50 Å, and a second electron control layer having a thickness of 100 Å and formed of only Compound 1 was additionally formed on the first electron control layer. 
     Comparative Example 1 
     An organic light-emitting device was manufactured as in Example 1, except that the electron control layer was not formed. 
     Comparative Example 2 
     An organic light-emitting device was manufactured as in Example 1, except that the electron control layer was formed of only Compound 1. 
     Evaluation Example 
     Red luminescent efficiency of each of the organic light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 was measured at a brightness of 0.1 cd/m 2  to 10,000 cd/m 2 , and the results are shown in  FIG. 7 . The graph of  FIG. 7  was normalized, and the normalized results are shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , in a low brightness region, the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 had lower luminescent efficiency than the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , which is the normalized graph of  FIG. 7 , in a high brightness region of about 100 cd/m 2  or more, the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 and the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 had similar luminescent efficiency to each other. However, in a low brightness region of about 1 cd/m 2 , the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 had much lower luminescent efficiency than the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. The decrease in luminescent efficiency was indicated as an arrow in the graph for ease of identification. 
     Improvement in the luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness of the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2 was identified by calculating the S-ratio (S-ratio), and the results are shown in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     The S-ratio is defined as the current efficiency value at 1,000 cd/m 2  divided by the current efficiency value at 1 cd/d. The higher the S-ratio, the graph of brightness vs. efficiency is more like the letter ‘S’. The results show that the organic light-emitting devices according to embodiments of the present invention have high luminescent efficiency in a high brightness region and low luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region. 
     Referring to Table 1, the S-ratio of the organic light-emitting device of Examples 1 to 3 is close to 4 or higher than 4, and the S-ratio of the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 is a value of 1 to 2. That is, the brightness vs. efficiency graphs of the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 are more like the letter ‘S’ than those of the organic light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 and 2. 
     From these results, it was identified that since the organic light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 3 have high red luminescent efficiency in a high brightness region and low red luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region, luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness are improved. 
     In addition, in comparing Examples 2 and 3, the luminescent efficiency of Example 3 (in which the thickness of the electron control layer was increased due to the inclusion of the first electron control layer and the second electron control layer) was not distinguished from that of Example 2 (in which the electron control layer was relatively thin due to the inclusion of only one electron control layer). Rather, Example 2 (in which the electron control layer was relatively thin) had a slightly higher S value than Example 3. From these results, it was confirmed that an organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention need not have an increasingly thick electron control layer, and that a relatively thin electron control layer can yield a high S value. 
     An organic light-emitting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electron control layer, and due to the ability to control the flow of electrons injected into the emission layer, has improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness in which luminescent efficiency in a high brightness region is high and luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region is low. 
     An organic light-emitting device according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an electron control layer and an electron blocking layer, and due to the ability to control the flow of electrons injected into the emission layer, has improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness in which luminescent efficiency in a high brightness region is high and luminescent efficiency in a low brightness region is low. 
     An organic light-emitting display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the organic light-emitting device and has improved luminescent efficiency characteristics with respect to brightness due to the suppression of red and green emission in a black state. 
     While the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art understand that certain changes can be made to the described embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.