An organic light-emitting device comprises an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode. The light-emitting layer comprises a compound of formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, Ar.sup.6 and Ar.sup.7 in each occurrence independently represent an unsubstituted or substituted aryl or heteroaryl group; X independently in each occurrence represents S or O; R independently in each occurrence represents H or a substituent; p is 0 or 1; q is 0 or 1; f is 1, 2 or 3; g is 1, 2 or 3; and adjacent groups Ar.sup.3 or adjacent groups Ar.sup.2 may be linked by a divalent group to form a ring. This compound can provide a bluer emitter that can be blended into current host formulations (deep blue, CIEy<0.08) suitable for solution processing.

The invention provides a light emitting device, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; a light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light emitting layer comprises an emitting material having a first triplet energy level (T1); and an exciton quenching layer disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode, wherein the exciton quenching layer comprises a non-emitting quenching material having a second triplet energy level (T1); wherein the exciton quenching layer is disposed adjacent to the light emitting layer; wherein the emitting material emits by phosphorescence or delayed fluorescence; and wherein the first triplet energy level (T1) is higher than the second triplet energy level (T1). Methods of making the same are also provided.

Disclosed are an organic photoelectric device including a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other and a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and selectively absorbing light in a green wavelength region, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a first and second photoelectric conversion materials, a light-absorption full width at half maximum (FWHM) in a green wavelength region of the first photoelectric conversion material is narrower than the light-absorption FWHM in a green wavelength region of the second photoelectric conversion material, and the first and second photoelectric conversion materials satisfy Relationship Equation 1, and an image sensor and an electronic device including the same.
Tm.sub.2(° C.)−Ts.sub.2(10)(° C.)≥Tm.sub.1(° C.)−Ts.sub.1(10)(° C.)  [Relationship Equation 1]

The present disclosure provides an organic compound that has a mother skeleton with a fused-ring structure, an electron-withdrawing group bonded to the mother skeleton, and an electron-donating group bonded to the mother skeleton, wherein the electron-withdrawing group is bonded at a position satisfying the following relationship in the mother skeleton.

Σ|C.sub.H|>Σ|C.sub.L|  (1)

(C.sub.H: 2PZ atomic orbital coefficient of a carbon at a substitution site in the HOMO of the mother skeleton)

(C.sub.L: 2PZ atomic orbital coefficient of the carbon at the substitution site in the LUMO of the mother skeleton)

A highly efficient multi junction photovoltaic device, such as a two, three, or four junction device, is disclosed. The multi-junction device may include a first subcell comprising a first photoactive region and a second subcell comprising a second photoactive region. The first and second photoactive regions are designed to minimize spectral overlap and maximize photocurrent across a broad absorption spectra, such as wavelengths ranging from 400 nm to 900 nm. The device may further include an inter-connecting layer, disposed between the first subcell and the second subcell, that is at least substantially transparent. By introducing a transparent interconnecting layer, a dual element (tandem) cell achieves a power conversion efficiency of 10.0±0.5%. By adding an additional (3.sup.rd) sub-cell that absorbs at the second order optical interference maximum within the stack. The triple junction cell significantly improves the quantum efficiency at shorter wavelengths, achieving a power conversion efficiency of 11.1±0.5%. Adding additional sub-cells has been shown to increase power conversion efficiency above 12%.

Described herein are molecules for use in organic light emitting diodes. Example molecules comprise at least one moiety A and at least one moiety D. Values and preferred values of the moieties A and D are described herein. The molecules comprise at least one atom selected from Si, Se, Ge, Sn, P, or As.

A light emitting device includes a first electrode, a hole transporting layer in contact with the first electrode, a second electrode, an electron transporting layer in contact with the second electrode; and an emissive layer between the hole transporting layer and the electron transporting layer. The emissive layer includes a metal-assisted delayed fluorescent (MADF) emitter, a fluorescent emitter, and a host, and the MADF emitter harvests electrogenerated excitons and transfers energy to the fluorescent emitter.

A heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same are provided. The organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the organic layer may include an emission layer and at least one of the heterocyclic compound described above.

Provided are a photoelectric conversion element having a photosensitive layer including a light absorber, in which the light absorber includes a compound having a perovskite-type crystal structure including specific cations and anions, and at least some of the anions constituting the compound are organic anions represented by Formula (An) and a solar cell using this photoelectric conversion element.

R.sup.1—C(═X.sup.1)—X.sup.2  Formula (An) R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an aliphatic heterocyclic group, —N(R.sup.2).sub.2, —OR.sup.3, —SR.sup.4, or a halogen atom. X.sup.1 represents an O atom or a S atom. X.sup.2 represents O.sup.− or S.sup.−. R.sup.2 to R.sup.4 are specific groups. Here, in a case in which X.sup.1 is an O atom and X.sup.2 is O.sup.−, R.sup.1 is a specific group.

Provided are a novel organic electroluminescent device material and an organic electroluminescent device using the same. The organic electroluminescent device material includes a compound represented by the following formula (1). The organic electroluminescent device of the present invention includes a substrate, an anode, an organic layer, and a cathode, the anode, the organic layer, and the cathode being laminated on the substrate, in which the organic layer contains the organic electroluminescent device material. The organic electroluminescent device material is suitable as a host material for a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent light-emitting dopant. In the formula, L represents an aromatic group including at least one aromatic heterocyclic group, and Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.4 each represent an aromatic group.