The present disclosure relates to a plurality of host materials comprising at least one first host compound represented by the following formula 1 and at least one second host compound represented by the following formula 2, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the specific combination of the compound according to the present disclosure as host materials, an organic electroluminescent device having high luminous efficiency and/or long lifespan characteristics can be provided.

Provided are organometallic compounds having a structure of

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

A light emitting element that includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a hole transport region which is between the first electrode and the emission layer is provided. The emission layer includes an amine compound represented by Formula 1:

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Specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices. When used as charge transport material, charge blocker material and/or host material in electroluminescent devices, the specifically substituted benzofuro- and benzothienoquinolines may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices and reduced driving voltage of electroluminescent devices.

An organic light emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes a first compound, a second compound, a third compound, and a fourth compound, and the first compound to the fourth compound satisfy Equations 1 to 8:
E.sub.1,LUMO≥E.sub.2,LUMO+0.15 electron volts (eV)  Equation 1
E.sub.1,HOMO≥E.sub.2,HOMO+0.15 eV  Equation 2
E.sub.1,T1≥E.sub.4,T1  Equation 3
E.sub.2,T1≥E.sub.4,T1  Equation 4
E.sub.3,T1≥E.sub.4,T1  Equation 5
E.sub.3,LUMO≥E.sub.2,LUMO+0.1 eV  Equation 6
−5.6 eV≥E.sub.3,HOMO  Equation 7
E.sub.gap1≥E.sub.gap3.  Equation 8

The present invention provides the compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and electronic device thereof, and by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer, the driving voltage of the organic electronic device can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the organic electronic device can be improved.

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 display apparatus according to an embodiment includes light-emitting devices and an encapsulation member, wherein the encapsulation member includes a light absorber including a hexagonal heterocycle containing two or more nitrogen atoms as ring-forming atoms, and first to third substituents substituted at the hexagonal heterocycle, the first to third substituents being different from one another, and thus can effectively block external light, thereby exhibiting improved reliability.

A ligand for metal complexes are disclosed, in which an imidazole ring is fused to an aromatic ring as a substituent or an imidazole ring is fused to a six-member ring of the original ligand. The features of these elements within the ligand afford a better device performance in general OLED device.

Provided is a novel heterocyclic compound of Chemical Formula 1: ##STR00001##
and to an organic light emitting device including the same.