Provided are organometallic compounds. Also provided are formulations comprising these organometallic compounds. Further provided are OLEDs and related consumer products that utilize these organometallic compounds.

An organic electroluminescence device includes: an anode; an emitting layer; and a cathode, the emitting layer containing a first material, a second material and a third material, the first material being a fluorescent material, the second material being a delayed fluorescent material, the third material having a singlet energy larger than a singlet energy of the second material.

The present invention relates to the compound represented by the general Formula (I): wherein X is selected from the group consisting of O, S and Se; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 alkyl, C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 aryl and C.sub.5 to C.sub.20 heteroaryl, wherein the respective C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 alkyl may optionally be substituted with C.sub.6-C.sub.20 aryl; L represents a single bond or is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.6 to C.sub.18 arylene or C.sub.2 to C.sub.20 heteroarylene; wherein the rings B, C and D may each be unsubstituted or substituted and B and C are anellated aromatic 6-membered rings; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.12 fluorinated alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 aryl and unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.5 to C.sub.20 heteroaryl; wherein the substituents, if present in B, C, D, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, are independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-C.sub.20 linear alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 branched alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 cyclic alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.20 linear alkoxy, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 branched alkoxy, linear fluorinated C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl, linear fluorinated C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkoxy, C.sub.3-C.sub.12 branched fluorinated cyclic alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.12 fluorinated cyclic alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.12 fluorinated cyclic alkoxy, CN, C.sub.6-C.sub.20 aryl, C.sub.2-C.sub.20 heteroaryl, OR, SR, (C═O)R, (C═O)NR2, SiR.sub.3, (S═O)R, (S═O).sub.2R, CR═CR.sub.2, Fluorine, NR.sub.2, NO.sub.2; wherein R is independently selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.20 linear alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy, C.sub.1-C.sub.20 thioalkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 branched alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 cyclic alkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 branched alkoxy, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 cyclic alkoxy, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 branched thioalkyl, C.sub.3-C.sub.20 cyclic thioalkyl, C.sub.6-C.sub.20 aryl and C.sub.3-C.sub.20 heteroaryl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may or may not be connected with each other via a single bond, an organic semiconducting layer comprising the same, an organic electronic device comprising the organic semiconducting layer and a display device or a lighting device comprising the same. ##STR00001##

Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: ##STR00001## where A and B each independently is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or dicyclic heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuran group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuran group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophene group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthothiophene group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxazine group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenothiazine group, a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthroline group, a substituted or unsubstituted benzoquinoline group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylamine group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group, or one of the following substituents: ##STR00002## and an organic light emitting device including the same.

Provided is an organic light-emitting device including: an anode; a cathode provided to face the anode; a light-emitting layer provided between the anode and the cathode; a first organic material layer provided between the anode and the light-emitting layer; and a second organic material layer provided between the cathode and the light emitting layer in which each organic material, from among organic materials included in the light-emitting layer and the organic material layers, the band gap energy (E.sub.bg) of each of the organic materials except for a dopant compound is 3 eV or more, the first organic material layer comprises one or more compounds each composed of centrally sp3 carbon, the second organic material layer includes one or more compounds each composed of centrally sp3 carbon, and the first organic material layer and the second organic material layer include three or more compounds each composed of centrally sp3 carbon.

Provided are a triarylamine derivative and an organic electroluminescent device thereof, which relate to the technical field of organic electroluminescence. The triarylamine derivative has a relatively high triplet energy level, high hole mobility, a high refractive index and good film formability and thermal stability and can effectively reduce the driving voltage of the organic electroluminescent device, improve the luminescence efficiency, and extend the service life of the device when applied to the organic electroluminescent device. The triarylamine derivative has a good application effect and a good industrialization prospect in the organic electroluminescent device.

Devices having multiple multicomponent emissive layers are provided, where each multicomponent EML includes at least three components. Each of the components in each EML is a host material or an emitter. The devices have improved color stability and relatively high luminance.

A compound represented by the following formula (1):

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The R.sup.1 to R.sup.9, L.sup.1 to L.sup.3, and Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.2 in the formula (1) are as defined in the description. An organic electroluminescence device contains the compound, and an electronic instrument includes the organic electroluminescence device.

A compound may improve the capability of an organic EL device, and an organic electroluminescent device including such compound may have improved capability and may be included in electronic devices. Such compounds may be of formula (1A) or formula (1B) (wherein the symbols are as defined in the description)

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organic electroluminescent device(s) may contain such compound(s), and electronic device(s) may include such organic electroluminescent device(s).

An organoelectroluminescent device according to the present invention is capable of low voltage driving, has an excellent external quantum efficiency and exhibits highly efficient light-emitting characteristics by employing compounds having distinct structures, as a hole transport material and a dopant material, in a hole injection layer or a hole transport layer, and a light-emitting layer, respectively, and thus can be industrially utilized in a flat display device, a flexible display device, a monochrome or white flat panel lighting apparatus, a monochrome or white flexible lighting apparatus and the like.