An organic light-emitting diode, comprising an anode, a hole transport layer, a light-emitting layer including a host and a dopant, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in that order,
- wherein an electron-density-controlling layer including an anthracene derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula A-1 or Chemical Formula A-2 is disposed between the light-emitting layer and the electron transport layer, wherein the electron-density-controlling layer is materially different from the electron transport layer,
- wherein an affinity Ah (eV) of the host of the light-emitting layer, an affinity Aed (eV) of the electron-density-controlling layer, and an affinity Ae (eV) of the electron transport layer satisfy a relationship of |Ah|≥|Aed|≥|Ae|, and
- wherein an electron mobility of the anthracene derivative of the electron-density-controlling layer is not less than that of the material of the electron transport layer:
- wherein,
- R1 to R8 may be the same or different, and are each independently any one selected from among a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl of 3 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl of 5 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkenyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl thioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl thioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl amine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl amine of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsilyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylsilyl of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl germanium of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl germanium of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyano, a nitro, and a halogen,
- R is an unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms,
- when there are no R's on the naphthyl ring of Chemical Formula A-1 or the phenyl ring of Chemical Formula A-2, each of the carbon atoms of the aromatic ring moieties has a hydrogen,
- n is an integer of 1 to 7, and when n is 2 or greater, R's may be the same or different, and
- Ar1 is a heteroaryl of 2 to 20 carbon atoms or an aryl of 6 to 20,
- wherein the term ‘substituted’ in the expression ‘substituted or unsubstituted’ means having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a deuterium atom, a cyano, a halogen, a hydroxy, a nitro, an alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, a halogenated alkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkenyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkynyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroalkyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an aryl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl of 7 to 24 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms or a heteroarylalkyl of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkoxy of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylamino of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylamino of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, a hetero arylamino of 2 to 24 carbon atoms, an alkylsilyl of 1 to 24 carbon atoms, an arylsilyl of 6 to 24 carbon atoms, and an aryloxy of 6 to 24 carbon atoms.