Provided are a heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same. The heterocyclic compound includes a fluoro-containing cyclic group. The heterocyclic compound does not include a carbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, and/or a triphenylene group. The 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 and including an organic layer, the organic layer including an emission layer and at least one of the heterocyclic compound.

A light emitting element 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 first compound represented by Formula 1, and at least one of a second compound, a third compound, and a fourth compound. The light emitting element including the first compound represented by Formula 1 exhibits high efficiency and a long lifespan.

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A light emitting element that includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided. The emission layer includes a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1. The light emitting element has a reduced driving voltage and an increased efficiency.

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A photoacid generator (PAG) anion, a photoresist composition, and a method are disclosed. The PAG anion includes a moiety, selected from an alkyl group, a monocyclic aromatic group, and a bicyclic aromatic group, that includes a carbon atom with a negative elementary charge. The PAG anion also includes an electron acceptor atom, selected from boron(III), aluminum(III), and phosphorus(V), which is covalently bonded to the carbon atom. The PAG anion also has at least one electron-withdrawing R group. The photoresist composition has a PAG that includes the PAG anion and a cation selected from triphenylsulfonium, diphenyliodonium, phenylthiolanium, and derivatives thereof. The method includes forming a layer of the photoresist composition over a material surface on a substrate, irradiating the layer to form a pattern of radiation-exposed regions, selectively removing portions of the irradiated layer to form exposed portions of the material surface, and etching or ion implanting the exposed portions.

Provided are a condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the same. The organic light-emitting device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer may include the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: ##STR00001## In Formula 1, rings A.sub.1, A.sub.2, and A.sub.3 may each be independently a C.sub.5-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 heterocyclic group, and n1 to n3 may each be independently 0 or 1, provided that the sum of n1, n2, and n3 is 1. In addition, the descriptions of X.sub.1, L.sub.1 to L.sub.9, a1 to a9, Ar.sub.1 to Ar.sub.6, b1 to b6, R.sub.1 to R.sub.3, and c1 to c3 are as defined in the present specification.

The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, and to electronic devices which comprise these compounds.

The present invention relates to a compound and an organic light-emitting device containing the compound. The compound has a structure as shown in Formula (1), where X is selected from the group consisting of: O, S, Se, CR.sub.3R.sub.4, SiR.sub.5R.sub.6, GeR.sub.7R.sub.8 and BR.sub.9. The compound can be used in organic light-emitting devices, particularly as a host material or a hole blocking layer material in an emitting layer of a device or both as the host material and hole blocking layer material simultaneously. Moreover, the compound can provide a higher luminous efficiency for a device, especially has the advantages such as a longer service life of a device, and has the possibility to be applied to the AMOLED industry.

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A light emitting device includes a first electrode, a hole transport region disposed on the first electrode, an emission layer disposed on the hole transport region, an electron transport region disposed on the emission layer, and a second electrode disposed on the electron transport region. The emission layer includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1.

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Provided are boron substituted organometallic compounds of Formula I:

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

Provided is a new composition of matter for boron containing organic molecules which can be used as hosts or emitters in OLED devices. The compound can have a structure of Formula I

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