A metal complex having at least one chelating N-heterocyclic carbene ligand. The metal complex provides a blue emission. This is useful for organic light emitting diode (OLED) components where blue emitters have trailed behind the advances of red and green emitters.

Provided are a family of chromophores including naphthyl or naphthyl-like carbocyclic or heterocyclic rings as luminescent dyes that can be useful as emitters in OLEDs. These compounds have Formula I,

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Also provided are formulations including these inventive compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these inventive compounds.

A light emitting diode of one or more embodiments includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, and at least one functional layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the at least one functional layer including a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each independently includes at least one selected from among Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF, Mo, Ti, W, In, Sn, Zn, compounds thereof, and mixtures thereof.

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A light emitting diode of one or more embodiments includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, and at least one functional layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the at least one functional layer including a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each independently includes at least one selected from among Ag, Mg, Cu, Al, Pt, Pd, Au, Ni, Nd, Ir, Cr, Li, Ca, LiF, Mo, Ti, W, In, Sn, Zn, compounds thereof, and mixtures thereof.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an emitting region provided between an anode and a cathode, in which the emitting region includes a first emitting layer and a second emitting layer, a ratio D.sub.EM1/D.sub.EM2 of a film thickness of the first emitting layer D.sub.EM1 to a film thickness of the second emitting layer D.sub.EM2 is in a range from 2/3 to 3/2, the first emitting layer contains a first host material and a first emitting compound, the second emitting layer contains a second host material and a second emitting compound, and the first host material has a group represented by a formula (10) below and is a compound represented by a formula (1) below. ##STR00001##

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emitting layer comprises a delayed fluorescent compound M2 having at least one deuterium atom and a compound M3 having at least one deuterium atom. A singlet energy S.sub.1(M2) of the compound M2 and a singlet energy S.sub.1(M3) of the compound M3 satisfy the relationship S.sub.1(M3)>S.sub.1(M2).

An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element having optimal light emitting characteristics. The above problem is solved by an organic electroluminescent element having a light emitting layer containing a compound of formula (1) or a multimer compound having a plurality of structures of formula (1) and a compound of formula (2).

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(In formula (1), ring A, ring B, and ring C each represent an aryl ring or the like, X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 each independently represent O or N—R, and the R represents an aryl or the like. In formula (2), R.sup.1 to R.sup.10 each represent an aryl or the like.)

A light emitting device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The emission layer may include a polycyclic compound of an embodiment represented by Formula 1. The light emitting device including the polycyclic compound of an embodiment may show improved efficiency and device life.

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An organic electroluminescent device and a display apparatus. The organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode and at least two organic electroluminescent units located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The at least two organic electroluminescent units are arranged in a stacked manner. The at least two organic electroluminescent units include a first organic electroluminescent unit. The first organic electroluminescent unit includes a first light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer contains a first host material, a thermally activated delayed fluorescence sensitizer and a first fluorescent dye.

The present invention relates to a boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound having a structural formula shown in formula I. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound and use thereof in an organic electronic device, particularly an organic light-emitting diode. The present invention further relates to an organic electronic device, particularly an organic light-emitting diode, including the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound according to the present invention and use thereof in display and lighting technology. By optimizing the structure of the device and altering the concentration of the boron hydroxyl-containing organic compound in the substrate, the optimal device performance can be achieved so as to produce an OLED device with high efficiency, high brightness and high stability, which provides a better material option for use in full-color display and lighting.