Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd.

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co., Ltd.

Pioneer Corporation

Tohoku Pioneer Corporation

Masashi Tada

Takahiro Kai

Junya Ogawa

Tokiko Ueda

Katsuhide Noguchi

Yuta Sagara

Toshihiro Yamamoto

Masaki Komori

Yasuhiro Takahashi

Toshinao Yuki

Taishi Tsuji

Kazuaki Yoshimura

Tohru Asari

Yusuke Nakajima

Yuhki Terao

Mitsuru Sakai

Yuji Ikenaga

Yuichi Sawada

Megumi Matsumoto

Kazuto Shiraishi

Masanori Hotta

Takayuki Fukumatsu

Atsushi Kawada

Rumi Sannomiya

Munetomo Inoue

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Ayaka Terada

Satoshi Ukigai

Provided is a thermally activated delayed fluorescent emission-type organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) having a low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and a long lifetime. The organic EL device is a delayed fluorescent emission-type organic EL device including one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other, wherein at least one of the light-emitting layers contains a para-biphenylcarbazole compound-type host material represented by the general formula (1), and an indolocarbazole compound-type thermally activated delayed fluorescent light-emitting material including an indolocarbazole ring in a molecule thereof.

Organic electroluminescent element

Provided are an organic EL device having high luminous efficiency and a prolonged lifespan with a low driving voltage, and a melt mixture for an organic electroluminescent device used in the organic EL device. The melt mixture for an organic electroluminescent device is a melt mixture of at least two types of organic compounds including a first organic compound and a second organic compound, and a difference in vapor deposition temperature between the first organic compound and the second organic compound is 20° C. or less, and a difference between a PL maximum emission wavelength of the melt mixture and a PL maximum emission wavelength of any of the first organic compound and the second organic compound is within ±10 nm. The melt mixture is suitable as a host material of a light-emitting layer.

Melt mixture for organic electroluminescent element, and organic electroluminescent element

Provided is a thermally activated delayed fluorescent blue light-emitting organic EL device having high luminous efficiency and a long lifetime. The organic electroluminescent device includes one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other, wherein at least one of the light-emitting layers contains an indolocarbazole compound represented by the following general formula (1), which serves as a thermally activated delayed fluorescent light-emitting material, and a carbazole compound serving as a host material, and a substituent Arwith which a N atom in the indolocarbazole ring compound is substituted has at least one fluorine atom.

Provided is a thermally activated delayed fluorescent organic electroluminescent device having a low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and a long lifetime. The organic electroluminescent device includes light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other, and at least one of the light-emitting layers contains a thermally activated delayed fluorescent material, or the thermally activated delayed fluorescent material and a host material. The thermally activated delayed fluorescent material is represented by the following general formula (1) where A represents an electron-withdrawing group, such as a CN group, and Dand Deach represent an electron-donating group having an indole ring structure.

Organic electroluminescence element

Provided is an organic EL device having high efficiency and high driving stability while being driven at a low voltage. The organic electroluminescent device includes one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode opposite to each other. At least one of the light-emitting layers contains a host material and a light-emitting dopant, and (i) a first host formed of an indolocarbazole compound having one or two indolocarbazole rings, and (ii) a second host formed of a carbazole compound having a plurality of carbazole rings and having a bond structure represented by the following general formula (3) are used as the host material.

Provided is a thermally activated delayed fluorescence-emitting organic EL element having a low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency, and a prolonged lifespan. The organic EL element contains one or more light-emitting layers between an anode and a cathode that face each other, and at least one light-emitting layer contains a host material composed of a carbazole compound represented by formula (1) and a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material composed of an indolocarbazole compound containing an indolocarbazole ring in its molecule. Here, Lrepresents an aromatic group, and at least one Rrepresents a carbazolyl group, and n is 1 or 2. 

There is provided an organic EL element having high efficiency and high driving stability despite having a low driving voltage. An organic electroluminescent element has a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode which face each other, and the light-emitting layer contains a first host selected from among indolocarbazole compounds represented by formula (1), a second host selected from among biscarbazole compounds represented by formula (2), and a light-emitting dopant material: 

Provided is an organic electroluminescent (organic EL) element that exhibits a high efficiency while having a low drive voltage, and that exhibits a high stability while being driven. The organic electroluminescent element contains, in a light-emitting layer formed between an anode and a cathode opposing each other, a first host selected from indolocarbazole compounds represented by general formula (1), a second host selected from carbazole compounds represented by general formula (2), and a light-emitting dopant material. Here, Arand Arare aromatic hydrocarbon groups, Lis a direct bond or a phenylene group, and Lis an o-phenylene group. 

Provided is an organic electroluminescence device (organic EL device) that is driven at a low voltage, exhibits high luminous efficiency and has a long service life. The organic EL device contains one or more light emitting layers and one or more electron transport layers between opposing anode and cathode, wherein at least one of the electron transport layers contains a an indolocarbazole compound represented by general formula (1) below and an electron donor. In the formula, ring A represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring represented by formula (1a), ring B represents a heterocyclic ring represented by formula (1b), L represents a single bond or aromatic hydrocarbon group, X represents N or C&#x2014;Arand at least one of X represents N, and Y and Arrepresent a hydrogen atom, aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group.

Provided are an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple construction, and a material for an organic EL device to be used in the device. The material for an organic EL device includes a carborane compound represented by the general formula (1), and the carborane compound has a structure in which a six-membered ring group containing at least two nitrogen atoms is bonded to a carborane ring. The material for an organic EL device is suitable as a host material for a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and the host material, or as a material for a hole-blocking layer. In the formula, rings A's each represent a divalent carborane group represented by the formula (1a) or the formula (1b), and two or more of X's each represent N. 

Material for organic electroluminescent element and organic electroluminescent element in which same is used

Provided are a material for an organic EL device that improves the luminous efficacy of a device, sufficiently secures its driving stability, and has a simple construction, and an organic EL device using the material. The material for an organic EL device is formed of a carborane compound having a structure in which a dibenzofuranyl group is bonded to a carborane ring. In addition, the material for an organic EL device is preferably used in a light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, or a hole-blocking layer of an organic electroluminescent device having the light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device using the material for an organic EL device as a host material for a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and the host material.

Material for organic electroluminescent element and organic electroluminescent element using the same

Provided is an organic EL device that exhibits high luminous efficiency and has high stability when driven despite having low voltage. The organic electroluminescent device is obtained by laminating an anode, organic layers and a cathode on a substrate, wherein at least one of the organic layers contains (i) a compound represented by chemical formula (1) below, and (ii) a carborane compound having one or more divalent carborane groups and an aromatic group substituted for the carborane group. In the formulas, Xand Xrepresent NR, PR, O, S, Se, CRRor SiRRand Y represents a single bond or aromatic group.

Disclosed are an organic electroluminescent device that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple construction, and a material to be used in the device. The material is a material for an organic electroluminescent device formed of a carborane ring compound having a structure in which two indolocarbazole groups are each bonded to a carborane ring through an aromatic group. In addition, the device is an organic electroluminescent device having organic layers between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, in which at least one layer of the organic layers contains the material for an organic electroluminescent device. When the organic layer is a light-emitting layer, the layer contains a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and contains the material for an organic electroluminescent device as a host material.

Organic-electroluminescent-element material and organic electroluminescent element using same

Provided are an organic EL device having high efficiency and high driving stability, and a compound suitable for the device. Provided is a material for an organic electroluminescent device formed of a carborane compound having a structure in which: one or two boron atoms of a carborane ring CBHare substituted with an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; and the two carbon atoms of the carborane ring are each bonded to an aromatic hydrocarbon group or an aromatic heterocyclic group, or are each bonded to any other carborane ring when a plurality of carborane rings are present. Also provided is an organic electroluminescent device in which the material for an organic electroluminescent device is used in a light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, or a hole-blocking layer.

Organic-electroluminescent-element material, and organic electroluminescent element using same

Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple construction. The device is an organic electroluminescent device having organic layers including a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode laminated on a substrate, in which a carborane compound is incorporated into at least one layer of the organic layers, or is incorporated as a host material into a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant and the host material. The carborane compound has a structure in which a N-containing fused aromatic ring is bonded to a carborane ring. The N-containing fused aromatic ring is a quinoline ring or has a structure obtained by substituting 1 to 3 ring-forming carbon atoms in a quinoline ring with N atoms.

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