A polycyclic compound and an organic electroluminescence device including the same. The polycyclic compound according to an example embodiment is represented by the following Formula 1.

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wherein in Formula 1, Cy1 is carbonyl-containing five- or six-membered and substituted or unsubstituted cyclic hydrocarbon or substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, and R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a group represented by the following Formula 2 or 3.

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The present invention relates to metal complexes and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, comprising these metal complexes.

The organic electroluminescent element prevents degradation of phosphorescent luminescent organic metal complexes in a light emitting layer, has a long life, and has superior color stability during continuously drive. The organic electroluminescent element has a blue light emitting layer with a phosphorescent light emitting organometallic complex (A) with a local maximum phosphorescent light emission wavelength on the short wave side of 480 nm or less, a phosphorescent light emitting organometallic complex (B), and a host compound. The content of complex (A) is greater than the content of the complex (B). The complex (A) and the host are such that a single layer made from complex (A) and the host compound, the value for the ratio ((D)/(C)) of the percent of remaining luminescence (C) which UV irradiation with a wavelength of 365 nm and the percent of remaining luminescence (D) with UV irradiation by a HgXe light source is 0.75-0.95.

The present invention relates to a novel indole-based compound having excellent hole injection and transport capabilities, light-emitting capabilities, and the like, and an organic electroluminescence device which includes the indole-based compound in one or more organic material layers thereof so as to improve characteristics such as light-emitting efficiency, driving voltage, and lifespan.

According to the present invention, there are provided a benzopyridoindole derivative represented by the following general formula (1); and an organic EL element including a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer sandwiched therebetween, wherein the above derivative is used as a constituent material for the at least one organic layer. The benzopyridoindole derivative of the present invention is excellent in electron injection/transport performance, has hole blocking capability, is highly stable in a thin film state, and excels in various characteristics. Thus, it is useful as a material for an organic EL element with a high efficiency, a low driving voltage, and high durability. ##STR00001##

In the organic electroluminescent device having at least an anode, a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode in this order, the hole injection layer includes an arylamine compound of the following general formula (1) and an electron acceptor.

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In the formula, Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.4 may be the same or different, and represent a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or a substituted or unsubstituted condensed polycyclic aromatic group.

This invention discloses a novel two dimensional material having propellane core for organic light emitting diodes. These compounds can be used as hosts, charging transporting materials, or blocking materials for PHOLEDs. The devices comprising these compounds have better performance due to the honeycomb pi-extended structure in the propellane molecules.

The present invention relates to an organic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic optoelectronic diode, and a display device.

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Formula I is disclosed. The compound is useful as emitters in OLEDs.

An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes an emission layer, wherein the organic layer further includes i) an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, and ii) at least one selected from a first compound represented by Formula 51, a second compound represented by Formula 61, a third compound represented by Formula 81, and a fourth compound represented by Formula 91, wherein Formulae 1, 51, 61, 81, and 91 are the same as described in the specification.