Materials and structures for enhancing the performance or organic light emitting devices
US6902833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24942
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device is provided, having an anode, a cathode, and a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The first organic layer is capable of phosphorescent emissive when a voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode. A second organic layer disposed between the first organic layer and the cathode is also provided. The second organic layer is in direct contact with the first organic layer. The second organic layer may comprise a material having the structure: M may be selected from the group Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Re, Sn and Ge. The substituents R1 through R10 may be selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl groups. Each of R1 through R10 may represent no substitution, mono-, di-, or tri-substitution. The second organic layer may comprise a material having a dipole moment less than about 2.0 debyes, such that the device has an unmodified external quantum efficiency of at least about 3% and a lifetime of at least about 1000 hours at an initial photon flux of about 1018 photons/sr-sec. The second organic layer may comprise a metal complex having a plurality of ligands, wherein each ligand makes the same contribution to the highest occupied molecular orbita…
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