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US 8,221,905 B2Granted
Carbazole-containing materials in phosphorescent light emitting diodes
AssigneeUniversal Display Corporation
InventorsChun Lin, Alexey Borisovich Dyatkin, Zeinab Elshenawy
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Abstract
Carbazole-containing compounds are provided. In particular, the compounds are oligocarbazole-containing compounds having an unsymmetrical structure. The compounds may be useful in organic light emitting devices, in particular as hosts in the emissive layer of such devices.
Claims37
A carbazole-containing compound comprising:
- wherein a is 1 to 20;
- wherein b is 0 to 20;
- wherein m is 0 to 2;
- wherein n is 0 to 2;
- wherein m+n is at least 1;
- wherein X is selected from the group consisting of biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine;
- and
- wherein X is substituted by R, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine.
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An organic light emitting device, comprising:
- an anode;
- a cathode;
- and
- a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the organic layer comprises a carbazole-containing compound, comprising
- wherein a is 1 to 20;
- wherein b is 0 to 20;
- wherein m is 0 to 2;
- wherein n is 0 to 2;
- wherein m+n is at least 1;
- wherein X is selected from the group consisting of biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine;
- and
- wherein X is substituted by R, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine.
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A consumer product comprising a device, the device further comprising:
- an anode;
- a cathode;
- and
- an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, the organic layer further comprising a carbazole-containing compound, comprising:
- wherein a is 1 to 20;
- wherein b is 0 to 20;
- wherein m is 0 to 2;
- wherein n is 0 to 2;
- wherein m+n is at least 1;
- wherein X is selected from the group consisting of biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine;
- and
- wherein X is substituted by R, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine.
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A method of fabricating an organic light emitting device, comprising:
- providing a first electrode;
- co-depositing a host and a phosphorescent emitter to form an emissive layer;
- wherein the emissive layer comprises an oligocarbazole-containing
- compound, comprising:
- wherein a is 1 to 20;
- wherein b is 0 to 20;
- wherein m is 0 to 2;
- wherein n is 0 to 2;
- wherein m+n is at least 1;
- wherein X is selected from the group consisting of biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, triphenylene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine;
- and
- wherein X is substituted by R, where R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, benzene, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthalene, phenalene, phenanthrene, fluorene, chrysene, dibenzothiophene, dibenzofuran, benzofuran, benzothiophene, pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, oxazole, thiazole, oxadiazole, oxatriazole, dioxazole, thiadiazole, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine, indole, benzimidazole, indazole, benzoxazole, benzisoxazole, benzothiazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, cinnoline, quinazoline, quinoxaline, naphthyridine, phthalazine, pteridine, xanthene, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, benzofuropyridine, furodipyridine, benzothienopyridine, and thienodipyridine;
- and
- depositing a second electrode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.