Blue-emitting materials and electroluminescent devices containing these materials
US5904994A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31678
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A class of blue emitting materials, that, when placed in EL devices with an emitter layer and a hole transporter layer, provide EL devices that emit white light. The blue-emitting material has a non-polymeric molecular structure that comprises a five or six-membered heterocyclic moiety selected from the groups consisting of oxazole, imidazole, quinoline and pyrazine with at least three substituents pendant thereto. The blue-emitting materials of the present invention have certain characteristics that allow them to be formed into films with advantageous properties. The films formed from these materials are amorphous (i.e they have a crystal size less than about 1000 .ANG.). The thickness of the films of the blue-emitting material is less than 600 .ANG. in the devices of the present invention.
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