Organic light-emitting diode with high efficiency

An organic light-emitting diode, comprising:

• a first electrode;
• a second electrode facing the first electrode;
• and
• a light-emitting layer interposed therebetween,
• wherein the light-emitting layer contains:
• at least one selected from the group consisting of an amine compound represented by the following Chemical Formula A or Chemical Formula B and a pyrene compound represented by the following Chemical Formula C;
• and an anthracene compound represented by the following Chemical Formula D:
• wherein,
• A1, A2, E, and F may be same or different and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon ring of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic ring of 2 to 40 carbon atoms, wherein two adjacent carbon atoms of the aromatic ring A1 and two adjacent carbon atoms of the aromatic ring A2 form a 5-membered fused ring together with W;
• Linkers L1 to L12 may be same or different and are each independently selected from among a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene of 1 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene of 3 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene of 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms;
• W is selected from among CR1R2, SiR1R2, GeR1R2, O, S, and NR1,
• M is any one selected from among N—R3, CR4R5, SiR6R7, GeR8R9, O, S, and Se;
• R1 to R9, and Ar1 to Ar8 may be same or different and are each independently any one selected from among a hydrogen, a deuterium, 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 20 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 heterocycloalkyl 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 alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine 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 alkylgermanium of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanium of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyano, a nitro, and a halogen, with a proviso that R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring, which may be a heterocyclic ring bearing a heteroatom selected from among N, O, P, Si, S, Ge, Se, and Te as a ring member;
• p1 to p4, r1 to r4, and s1 to s4 are each independently an integer of 1 to 3, with a proviso that when any of them is 2 or greater, the corresponding linkers may be same or different;
• x is an integer of 1 or 2, and y and z may be same or different and are each independently an integer of 0 to 3;
• Ar1 may form a ring with Ar2, Ar3 may form a ring with Ar4, Ar5 may form a ring with Ar6, and Ar7 may form a ring with Ar8;
• two adjacent carbon atoms of the A2 ring moiety of Chemical Formula A may occupy respective positions * of Structural Formula Q1 to form a fused ring, and
• two adjacent carbon atoms of the A1 ring moiety of Chemical Formula B may occupy respective positions * of structural Formula Q2 to form a fused ring, and two adjacent carbon atoms of the A2 ring moiety of Chemical Formula B may occupy respective positions * of Structural Formula Q1 to form a fused ring,
• wherein,
• R11 to R16 may be same or different and are each independently any one selected from among a hydrogen, a deuterium, 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 20 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 heterocycloalkyl 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 alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine 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 alkylgermanium of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylgermanium of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyano, a nitro, and a halogen, with a proviso that each of the unsubstituted carbon atoms of the aromatic ring moieties of R11 to R16 is bound with a hydrogen atom or a deuterium atom;
• h, i, j, and k are each an integer of 0 to 3, with a proviso that when each of them is 2 or greater, the corresponding R11's to R14's are each same or different;
• l and m are each an integer of 0 to 4, with a proviso that when each of them are 2 or greater, the corresponding R15's and R16's are each same or different;
• wherein a bond may be formed between R11 and adjacent X1 or X2, between R12 and adjacent X3 or X4, between R13 and adjacent X5 or X6, and between R14 and adjacent X7 or X8, or when each of R11 to R14 exists in duplicate or more, individual R11's to R14's may be bonded to each other to form a mono- or polycyclic aliphatic or aromatic ring, which may be heterocyclic ring bearing a heteroatom selected from among, N, O, P, Si, S, Ge, Se, and Te as a ring member,
• wherein X1 to X8 may be same or different and are each independently selected from among a hydrogen, a deuterium, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, with a proviso that at least X1, X2, X5 and X6 among X1 to X8 are each a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 20 carbon atoms.
• wherein,
• Ar9 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms,
• R21 to R28 may be same or different and are each independently selected from among a hydrogen, a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 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 alkoxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthioxy of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylthioxy of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamine of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine of 6 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl of 2 to 50 carbon atoms bearing O, N or S as a heteroatom, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, a cyano, a nitro, and a halogen,
• R29 is any one selected from among a deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl of 1 to 30 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl of 6 to 50 carbon atoms,
• linker L is selected from among a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene of 1 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene of 3 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene of 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene of 2 to 60 carbon atoms,
• “***” of X denotes a bonding site to be linked to linker L,
• wherein the term ‘substituted’ in the expression ‘substituted or unsubstituted’ used in Chemical Formulas A, B, C, and D means having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a deuterium, 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 heteroarylamino of 1 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.