Multi-component host material and an organic electroluminescence device comprising the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-component host material and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of the multi-component host compounds, the organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention can provide high luminous efficiency and excellent lifespan characteristics.

1 . An organic electroluminescent device comprising at least one light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a host and a phosphorescent dopant, the host consists of multi-component host compounds, at least a first host compound of the multi-component host compounds is represented by the following formula 1, and a second host compound is represented by the following formula 2. 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein 
         A 1  and A 2  each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl; 
         L 1  represents a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene; 
         X 1  to X 16  each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic, (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein 
         Ma represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing (5- to 11-membered)heteroaryl; 
         La represents a single bond, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene; 
         Xa to Xh each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic, (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur; and 
         the heteroaryl contains at least one hetero atom selected from B, N, O, S, P(═O), Si, and P. 
       
     
     
         2 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 1,
 A 1  and A 2  each independently are selected from the group consisting of phenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl, naphthyl, fluorenyl, phenanthrenyl, anthracenyl, indenyl, triphenylenyl, pyrenyl, tetracenyl, perylenyl, chrysenyl, and fluoranthenyl.   
     
     
         3 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 1,
 L 1  is represented by one of the following formulae 7 to 19:   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein 
         Xi to Xp each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic, (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. 
       
     
     
         4 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 2,
 Ma represents a monocyclic heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, triazinyl, tetrazinyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, and pyridazinyl, or a fused heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of benzoimidazolyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, naphthyridinyl, and quinoxalinyl.   
     
     
         5 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 2,
 La is a single bond, or represented by one of the following formulae 7 to 19:   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein 
         Xi to Xp each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a halogen, a cyano, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C2-C30)alkynyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C60)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted (3- to 30-membered)heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic, (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. 
       
     
     
         6 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 2,
 Xa to Xh each independently represent hydrogen; a cyano; a (C6-C15)aryl unsubstituted or substituted with a tri(C6-C10)arylsilyl; a (10- to 20-membered)heteroaryl unsubstituted or substituted with a (C6-C12)aryl or a cyano(C6-C12)aryl; or an unsubstituted tri(C6-C10)arylsilyl; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted benzene, a substituted or unsubstituted indole, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoindole, a substituted or unsubstituted indene, a substituted or unsubstituted benzofuran, or a substituted or unsubstituted benzothiophene.   
     
     
         7 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein in formula 1, a triarylsilyl as X 1  to X 16  is a triphenylsilyl. 
     
     
         8 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 1 is selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         9 . The organic electroluminescent device according to  claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by formula 2 is selected from the group consisting of: