LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

Abstract

A light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device are provided. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer. The interlayer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2:

##STR00001##

Claims

1. A light-emitting device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and comprising an emission layer, wherein the interlayer comprises a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2, and the first compound and the second compound are different from each other: ##STR00109## wherein, in Formulae 1 and 2, Y.sub.1 is N or C(R.sub.15), m1 is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, b11 to b13 are each independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, b21 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 and R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3), —N(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —B(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —P(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —C(═O)(Q.sub.1), —S(═O)(Q.sub.1), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.1), —P(═O)(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), or —P(═S)(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), two R.sub.11(s) of R.sub.11 in the number of b11, two R.sub.12(s) of R.sub.12 in the number of b12, two R.sub.13(s) of R.sub.13 in the number of b13, R.sub.13 and R.sub.14, or two R.sub.21(s) of R.sub.21 in the number of b21 are optionally linked to each other to form a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, R.sub.10a is: deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12)(Q.sub.13), —N(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —B(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —C(═O)(Q.sub.11), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.11), —P(═O)(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), or any combination thereof; a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22)(Q.sub.23), —N(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —B(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —C(═O)(Q.sub.21), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.21), —P(═O)(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), or any combination thereof; or —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), wherein Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3, Q.sub.11 to Q.sub.13, Q.sub.21 to Q.sub.23, and Q.sub.31 to Q.sub.33 are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group; or a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group or any combination thereof.

2. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer comprises the first compound and the second compound.

3. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer comprises a host and a dopant, and the host comprises the first compound and the second compound.

4. The light-emitting device of claim 3, wherein the dopant comprises a phosphorescent dopant or a delayed fluorescence dopant.

5. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the emission layer is configured to emit blue light having a maximum emission wavelength of about 450 nm or more and about 490 nm or less.

6. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first electrode is an anode, the second electrode is a cathode, the interlayer further comprises a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, the hole transport region comprises a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or any combination thereof, and the electron transport region includes a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or any combination thereof.

7. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein m1 in Formula 1 is 0, 1, or 2.

8. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein R.sub.14 is —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3) or a group represented by one of Formulae R14-1 to R14-9: ##STR00110## wherein, in Formulae R14-1 to R14-9, Y.sub.11 is O, S, N(Z.sub.13)(Z.sub.14) or C(Z.sub.13)(Z.sub.14), Z.sub.11 to Z.sub.14 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, or —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), e3 is 1, 2, or 3, e4 is 1, 2, 3, or 4, e5 is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3 are respectively as in the description of Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3 in Formula 1, and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

9. The light-emitting device of claim 8, wherein, in Formula 1, m1 is 0, and R.sub.14 is —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3) or a group represented by one of Formulae R14-1 to R14-8; or m1 is 1 or 2, and R.sub.14 is a group represented by Formula R14-9.

10. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein, in Formula 2, at least one of R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 is a group represented by Formula 3:
*-(L.sub.3).sub.a3-Ar.sub.3  Formula 3 wherein, in Formula 3, L.sub.3 is a single bond, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a3 is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, Ar.sub.3 is a cyano group, —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33), a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, Ar.sub.31 to Ar.sub.33 are each independently a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

11. The light-emitting device of claim 10, wherein L.sub.3 is a single bond or a π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

12. The light-emitting device of claim 10, wherein Ar.sub.3 is a cyano group, —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33), a benzene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

13. The light-emitting device of claim 10, wherein Ar.sub.3 is represented by one of Formulae 8-1 to 8-54: ##STR00111## ##STR00112## ##STR00113## ##STR00114## ##STR00115## ##STR00116## ##STR00117## wherein, in Formulae 8-1 to 8-54, * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

14. The light-emitting device of claim 10, wherein the second compound is represented by Formula 2-1: ##STR00118## wherein, in Formula 2-1, R.sub.22 and R.sub.23 are respectively the same as in the description of R.sub.22 and R.sub.23 in Formula 2, R.sub.21a to R.sub.21e are each the same as in the description of R.sub.21 in Formula 2, wherein R.sub.21a to R.sub.21e, R.sub.22, or R.sub.23 is a group represented by Formula 3, or R.sub.21c and R.sub.23 are each a group represented by Formula 3.

15. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 and R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 are each independently: hydrogen, deuterium, —F—Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, each substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or any combination thereof; —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33); or a group represented by any one of Formulae 5-1 to 5-26 and Formulae 6-1 to 6-61: ##STR00119## ##STR00120## ##STR00121## ##STR00122## ##STR00123## ##STR00124## ##STR00125## ##STR00126## ##STR00127## wherein, in Formulae 5-1 to 5-26 and Formulae 6-1 to 6-61, Y.sub.31 and Y.sub.32 are each independently O, S, C(Z.sub.33)(Z.sub.34), N(Z.sub.33), or Si(Z.sub.33)(Z.sub.34), Z.sub.31 to Z.sub.34 are each independently hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group, or —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), e2 is 1 or 2, e3 is 1, 2, or 3, e4 is 1, 2, 3, or 4, e5 is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, e6 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, e7 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, e9 is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, and * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

16. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the first compound is one of Compounds H-01 to H-22: ##STR00128## ##STR00129## ##STR00130## ##STR00131## ##STR00132## ##STR00133## ##STR00134##

17. The light-emitting device of claim 1, wherein the second compound is one of Compounds ET-01 to ET-11: ##STR00135## ##STR00136## ##STR00137## ##STR00138##

18. An electronic apparatus comprising the light-emitting device of claim 1.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a thin-film transistor, wherein the thin-film transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode, and the first electrode of the light-emitting device is electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode of the thin-film transistor.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a color filter, a color conversion layer, a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, or any combination thereof.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] The above and other aspects and features of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0027] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a light-emitting device according to an embodiment;

[0028] FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment; and

[0029] FIG. 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Reference will now be made in more detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and duplicative descriptions thereof may not be provided. In this regard, the present embodiments may have different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the descriptions set forth herein. Accordingly, the embodiments are merely described, by referring to the drawings, to explain aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Throughout the disclosure, the expression “at least one of a, b or c” indicates only a, only b, only c, both a and b, both a and c, both b and c, all of a, b, and c, or variations thereof.

[0031] Because the disclosure may have diverse modified embodiments, embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and are described in the detailed disclosure. An effect and a characteristic of the disclosure, and a method of accomplishing these will be apparent when referring to embodiments described with reference to the drawings. The disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

[0032] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and thus redundant description thereof will not be repeated.

[0033] It will be understood that although the terms “first,” “second,” etc. may be used herein to describe various components, these components should not be limited by these terms. These components are only used to distinguish one component from another.

[0034] An expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context.

[0035] It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising” used herein specify the presence of stated features or elements, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features or elements.

[0036] Sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for convenience of explanation. For example, because sizes and thicknesses of components in the drawings are arbitrarily illustrated for convenience of explanation, the following embodiments are not limited thereto.

[0037] When a certain embodiment is implemented differently, a specific process order may be performed differently from the described order. For example, two processes described in succession may be performed substantially concurrently (e.g., simultaneously), or may be performed in an order opposite to the described order.

[0038] It will be understood that when a layer, region, or component is referred to as being “connected to” another layer, region, or component, the layer, region, or component may be directly connected to the another layer, region, or component, or indirectly connected to the another layer, region, or component as intervening layer, region, or component is present. For example, it will be understood that when a layer, region, or component is referred to as being “electrically connected to” another layer, region, or component, the layer, region, or component may be directly electrically connected to the another layer, region, or component, or indirectly electrically connected to the another layer, region, or component as intervening layer, region, or component is present.

[0039] The term “interlayer” as used herein refers to a single layer and/or all of a plurality of layers located between the first electrode and the second electrode of the light-emitting device.

[0040] The expression “(the interlayer) includes a first compound” used herein may be construed as the meaning that “(the interlayer) may include one first compound belonging to the category of Formula 1 or at least two different first compounds belonging to the category of Formula 1.” The same applies to the expression “(the interlayer) includes a second compound.”

[0041] In an embodiment, the interlayer may include only HT-01 according to the present disclosure as the first compound. In this regard, HT-01 may be in an emission layer of the light-emitting device. In one or more embodiments, the interlayer may include, as the first compound, HT-01 and HT-02 according to the present disclosure. In this regard, HT-01 and HT-02 may exist in an identical layer (for example, HT-01 and HT-02 may all exist in the emission layer), or may exist in different layers (for example, HT-01 may exist in the emission layer and HT-02 may exist in the electron transport region).

[0042] One or more embodiments include a light-emitting device including: a first electrode;

[0043] a second electrode facing the first electrode; and

[0044] an interlayer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein

[0045] the interlayer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 2, and

[0046] The first compound and the second compound may be different from each other.

[0047] In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device may include the first compound and the second compound.

[0048] In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device may include a host and a dopant, and the host may include the first compound and the second compound.

[0049] In one or more embodiments, the dopant in the light-emitting device may include a phosphorescent dopant or a delayed fluorescence dopant.

[0050] In an embodiment, the emission layer in the light-emitting device may emit blue light having a maximum emission wavelength of about 450 nm or more and about 490 nm or less.

[0051] In an embodiment, the first electrode of the light-emitting device may be anode,

[0052] the second electrode may be a cathode,

[0053] the interlayer may further include a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode,

[0054] the hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or one or more combinations thereof, and

[0055] the electron transport region may include a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0056] Description of Formulae 1 and 2

[0057] The first compound may be represented by Formula 1, and the second compound may be represented by Formula 2:

##STR00003##

[0058] wherein, in Formula 1, Y.sub.1 may be N or C(R.sub.15). R.sub.15 may be the same as described herein.

[0059] For example, in Formula 1, Y.sub.1 may be N, but embodiments are not limited thereto.

[0060] In Formula 1, m1 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4.

[0061] In an embodiment, in Formula 1, m1 may be 0, 1, or 2.

[0062] For example, m1 may be 0. For example, m1 may be 1 or 2.

[0063] In Formula 1, b11 to b13 may each independently be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. In Formula 1, b11 indicates the number of R.sub.11, b12 indicates the number of R.sub.12, and b13 indicates the number of R.sub.13. When b11 is 2 or more, two or more of R.sub.11(s) may be identical to or different from each other. For example, b11 may be 1 or 2. When b12 is 2 or greater, at least two R.sub.12(s) may be identical to or different from each other. For example, b12 may be 1 or 2. When b13 is 2 or greater, at least two R.sub.13(s) may be identical to or different from each other. For example, b13 may be 1 or 2.

[0064] b21 in Formula 2 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. b21 in Formula 2 indicates the number of R.sub.21. When b21 is 2 or more, two or more of R.sub.21(s) may be identical to or different from each other. For example, b21 may be 1 or 2.

[0065] R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 and R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 in Formulae 1 and 2 may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3), —N(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —B(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —P(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), —C(═O)(Q.sub.1), —S(═O)(Q.sub.1), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.1), —P(═O)(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), or —P(═S)(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2).

[0066] In an embodiment, R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 and R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 may each independently be: a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD.sub.3, —CD.sub.2H, —CDH.sub.2, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2H, —CFH.sub.2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), or one or more combinations thereof;

[0067] a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, or an imidazopyrimidinyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD.sub.3, —CD.sub.2H, —CDH.sub.2, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2H, —CFH.sub.2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), or one or more combinations thereof; or

[0068] Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3), —N(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2), or —B(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2),

[0069] two R.sub.11(s) of R.sub.11 in the number of b11, two R.sub.12 (s) of R.sub.12 in the number of b12, two R.sub.13(s) of R.sub.13 in the number of b13, R.sub.13 and R.sub.14, or two R.sub.21(s) of R.sub.21 in the number of b21 may optionally be linked to each other to form, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0070] R.sub.10a may be:

[0071] deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group;

[0072] a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12)(Q.sub.13), —N(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —B(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —C(═O)(Q.sub.11), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.11), —P(═O)(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), or one or more combinations thereof;

[0073] a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22)(Q.sub.23), —N(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —B(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —C(═O)(Q.sub.21), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.21), —P(═O)(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), or one or more combinations thereof; or

[0074] —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32),

[0075] wherein Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3, Q.sub.11 to Q.sub.13, Q.sub.21 to Q.sub.23, and Q.sub.31 to Q.sub.33 are each independently: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —CI; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group; or a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group or one or more combinations thereof.

[0076] In an embodiment, in Formula 1, R.sub.14 may be —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3) or a group represented by one of Formula R14-1 to R14-9:

##STR00004##

[0077] wherein, in Formulae R14-1 to R14-9,

[0078] Y.sub.11 may be O, S, N(Z.sub.13)(Z.sub.14) or C(Z.sub.13)(Z.sub.14),

[0079] Z.sub.11 to Z.sub.14 may each independently be: hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a carbazolyl group, or —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), e3 is 1, 2, or 3, e4 is 1, 2, 3, or 4, e5 is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5

[0080] wherein Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3 are respectively the same as in the description of Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3 in Formula 1, and

[0081] * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

[0082] In an embodiment, in Formula 1, m1 may be 0, and R.sub.14 may be —Si(Q.sub.1)(Q.sub.2)(Q.sub.3) or a group represented by at least one of Formulae R14-1 to R14-8; or

[0083] m1 may be 1 or 2, and R.sub.14 may be a group represented by Formula R14-9.

[0084] In an embodiment, in Formula 2, at least one of R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 may be a group represented by Formula 3:

*-(L.sub.3).sub.a3-Ar.sub.3  Formula 3

[0085] wherein, in Formula 3,

[0086] L.sub.3 may be a single bond, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0087] a3 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,

[0088] Ar.sub.3 may be a cyano group, —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33), a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0089] Ar.sub.31 to Ar.sub.33 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, and

[0090] * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

[0091] In an embodiment, in Formula 3, L.sub.3 may be a single bond; or

[0092] a benzene group, a naphthalene group, an anthracene group, a phenanthrene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoborole group, a benzophosphole group, an indene group, a benzosilole group, a benzogermole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzoselenophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzoborole group, a dibenzophosphole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzogermole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzoselenophene group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, a 9H-a fluorene-9-one group, a dibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, an azaindole group, an azabenzoborole group, an azabenzophosphole group, an azaindene group, an azabenzosilole group, an azabenzogermole group, an azabenzothiophene group, an azabenzoselenophene group, an azabenzofuran group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzoborole group, an azadibenzophosphole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzogermole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzoselenophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene 5-oxide group, an aza-9H-fluoren-9-one group, an azadibenzothiophene 5,5-dioxide group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a pyrrole group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoxadiazole group, a benzothiadiazole group, a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline group, or a 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0093] In one or more embodiments, in Formula 3, L.sub.3 may be a single bond or a π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0094] In some embodiments, the π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group may be a benzene group, a heptalene group, an indene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthylene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, a dibenzofluorene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a perylene group, a pentacene group, a hexacene group, a pentaphene group, a rubicene group, a coronene group, an ovalene group, a pyrrole group, a furan group, a thiophene group, an isoindole group, an indole group, an indene group, a benzofuran group, a benzothiophene group, a benzosilole group, a naphthopyrrole group, a naphthofuran group, a naphthothiophene group, a naphthosilole group, a benzocarbazole group, a dibenzocarbazole group, a dibenzofuran group, a dibenzothiophene group, a carbazole group, a dibenzosilole group, an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a benzosilolocarbazole group, a triindolobenzene group, a pyrrolophenanthrene group, a furanophenanthrene group, a thienophenanthrene group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a benzonaphthothiophene group, an (indolo)phenanthrene group, a (benzofurano)phenanthrene group, or a (benzothieno)phenanthrene group.

[0095] In one or more embodiments, in Formula 3, L.sub.3 may be a single bond; or a benzene group, a carbazole group, a fluorene group, a dibenzothiophene group, or a dibenzofuran group, each unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0096] In an embodiment, in Formula 3, Ar.sub.3 may be a cyano group, —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33), a benzene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a; or a π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0097] In some embodiments, the π electron-depleted nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group may be an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a pyrimidine group, an indazole group, a purine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a cinnoline group, a phenanthridine group, an acridine group, a phenanthroline group, a phenazine group, a benzimidazole group, an isobenzothiazole group, a benzoxazole group, an isobenzoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazine group, a thiadiazole group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an acridine group, or a pyridopyrazine group.

[0098] In one or more embodiments, in Formula 3, Ar.sub.3 may be: a cyano group; —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33); or

[0099] a benzene group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a pyrimidine group, an indazole group, a purine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a cinnoline group, a phenanthridine group, an acridine group, a phenanthroline group, a phenazine group, a benzimidazole group, an isobenzothiazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxadiazole group, a triazine group, a thiadiazole group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, an azacarbazole group, an azadibenzofuran group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an acridine group, or a pyridopyrazine group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, —CD.sub.3, —CD.sub.2H, —CDH.sub.2, —CF.sub.3, —CF.sub.2H, —CFH.sub.2, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group, a norbornenyl group, a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, a cycloheptenyl group, a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an imidazolyl group, a pyrazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, an isoindolyl group, an indolyl group, an indazolyl group, a purinyl group, a quinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzoisothiazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, an isobenzoxazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a triazinyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a benzocarbazolyl group, a dibenzocarbazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), or one or more combinations thereof.

[0100] In one or more embodiments, Ar.sub.3 in Formula 3 may be: a cyano group; —Si(Ar.sub.31)(Ar.sub.32)(Ar.sub.33); a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group unsubstituted or substituted with a cyano group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 nitrogen-free heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with a cyano group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with a cyano group; or a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 silicon-containing heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with a cyano group, wherein

[0101] Ar.sub.31 to Ar.sub.33 may each independently be a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroaryl group.

[0102] For example, Ar.sub.3 in Formula 3 may be represented by one of Formulae 8-1 to 8-54:

##STR00005## ##STR00006## ##STR00007## ##STR00008## ##STR00009## ##STR00010## ##STR00011## ##STR00012##

[0103] wherein, Formula 8-1 to 8-54,

[0104] * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

[0105] In an embodiment, the second compound may be a compound represented by Formula 2-1:

##STR00013##

[0106] wherein, in Formula 2-1,

[0107] R.sub.22 and R.sub.23 are respectively the same as in the description of R.sub.22 and R.sub.23 in Formula 2,

[0108] R.sub.21a to R.sub.21e are each the same as in the description of R.sub.21 in Formula 2, and

[0109] R.sub.21a to R.sub.21e, R.sub.22, or R.sub.23 may be a group represented by Formula 3, or R.sub.21c and R.sub.23 may each be a group represented by Formula 3.

[0110] In an embodiment, in Formulae 1 and 2, R.sub.11 to R.sub.15 and R.sub.21 to R.sub.23 may each independently be: hydrogen, deuterium, —F—Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, each substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a cyano group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or one or more combinations thereof; —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33); or a group represented by any one of Formulae 5-1 to 5-26 and Formulae 6-1 to 6-61:

##STR00014## ##STR00015## ##STR00016## ##STR00017## ##STR00018## ##STR00019## ##STR00020## ##STR00021## ##STR00022##

[0111] wherein, in Formula 5-1 to 5-26 and Formula 6-1 to 6-61,

[0112] Y.sub.31 and Y.sub.32 may each independently be 0, S, C(Z.sub.33)(Z.sub.34), N(Z.sub.33), or Si(Z.sub.33)(Z.sub.34),

[0113] Z.sub.31 to Z.sub.34 may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, a terphenyl group, a naphthyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a carbazolyl group, a triazinyl group, or —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33),

[0114] e2 may be 1 or 2,

[0115] e3 may be 1, 2, or 3,

[0116] e4 may be 1, 2, 3, or 4,

[0117] e5 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,

[0118] e6 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6,

[0119] e7 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7,

[0120] e9 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, and

[0121] * indicates a binding site to a neighboring atom.

[0122] In an embodiment, the first compound may be one of Compounds HT-01 to HT-22:

##STR00023## ##STR00024## ##STR00025## ##STR00026## ##STR00027## ##STR00028## ##STR00029##

[0123] In an embodiment, the second compound may be one of Compounds ET-01 to ET-11:

##STR00030## ##STR00031## ##STR00032## ##STR00033##

[0124] In the light-emitting device, because the interlayer may include the first compound and the second compound, charge balance may be controlled as the transporting of holes and electrons is controlled, thereby increasing the formation of excitons in the emission layer. Thus, because the first compound is represented by Formula 1, hole transport may be easier, and because the second compound is a compound represented by Formula 2, a plurality of π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing groups may be included and electron transport may be efficient, and by including the first compound and the second compound, hole and electron transport may be achieved rapidly. Accordingly, the light-emitting device may have excellent (suitable) emission efficiency and a long lifespan, and thus may be used for manufacturing a high-quality electronic apparatus.

[0125] Another aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device. The electronic apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor. For example, the electronic apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor including a source electrode and a drain electrode, wherein the first electrode of the light-emitting device may be electrically connected to the source electrode or the drain electrode. In an embodiment, the electronic apparatus may further include a color filter, a color conversion layer, a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, or one or more combinations thereof. For more details on the electronic apparatus, related descriptions provided herein may be referred to.

DESCRIPTION OF FIG. 1

[0126] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment. The light-emitting device 10 includes a first electrode 110, an interlayer 130, and a second electrode 150.

[0127] Hereinafter, the structure of the light-emitting device 10 according to an embodiment and a method of manufacturing the light-emitting device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

First Electrode 110

[0128] In FIG. 1, a substrate may be additionally located under the first electrode 110 or on the second electrode 150. As the substrate, a glass substrate or a plastic substrate may be used. In one or more embodiments, the substrate may be a flexible substrate, and may include plastics with excellent heat resistance and durability, such as polyimide (PI), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyarylate (PAR), polyetherimide, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0129] The first electrode 110 may be formed by, for example, depositing or sputtering a material for forming the first electrode 110 on the substrate. When the first electrode 110 is an anode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may be a high-work function material that facilitates injection of holes.

[0130] The first electrode 110 may be a reflective electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a transmissive electrode. When the first electrode 110 is a transmissive electrode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may include indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), tin oxide (SnO.sub.2), zinc oxide (ZnO), or one or more combinations thereof. In one or more embodiments, when the first electrode 110 is a semi-transmissive electrode or a reflective electrode, a material for forming the first electrode 110 may include magnesium (Mg), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), or one or more combinations thereof.

[0131] The first electrode 110 may have a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer or a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers. For example, the first electrode 110 may have a three-layered structure of ITO/Ag/ITO.

Interlayer 130

[0132] The interlayer 130 may be located on the first electrode 110. The interlayer 130 may include an emission layer.

[0133] The interlayer 130 may further include a hole transport region located between the first electrode 110 and the emission layer, and an electron transport region located between the emission layer and the second electrode 150.

[0134] The interlayer 130 may further include, in addition to various (suitable) organic materials, a metal-containing compound such as an organometallic compound, an inorganic material such as quantum dots, and/or the like.

[0135] In one or more embodiments, the interlayer 130 may include, i) two or more emitting units sequentially stacked between the first electrode 110 and the second electrode 150, and ii) a charge generation layer located between the two or more emitting units. When the interlayer 130 includes emitting units and a charge generation layer as described above, the light-emitting device 10 may be a tandem light-emitting device.

Hole Transport Region in Interlayer 130

[0136] The hole transport region may have: i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including different materials.

[0137] The hole transport region may include a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, an electron blocking layer, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0138] For example, the hole transport region may have a multi-layered structure including a hole injection layer/hole transport layer structure, a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole injection layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, a hole transport layer/emission auxiliary layer structure, or a hole injection layer/hole transport layer/electron blocking layer structure, the layers of each structure being stacked sequentially from the first electrode 110.

[0139] The hole transport region may include a compound represented by Formula 201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or a combination thereof:

##STR00034##

[0140] wherein, in Formulae 201 and 202,

[0141] L.sub.201 to L.sub.204 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0142] L.sub.205 may be *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—N(Q.sub.201)-*′, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.20 alkenylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0143] xa1 to xa4 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 5,

[0144] xa5 may be an integer from 1 to 10,

[0145] R.sub.201 to R.sub.204 and Q.sub.201 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0146] R.sub.201 and R.sub.202 may optionally be linked to each other via a single bond, a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.5 alkenylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, to form a C.sub.8-C.sub.60 polycyclic group (for example, a carbazole group and/or the like) unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a (for example, Compound HT16),

[0147] R.sub.203 and R.sub.204 may optionally be linked to each other via a single bond, a C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.5 alkenylene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, to form a C.sub.8-C.sub.60 polycyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, and

[0148] na1 may be an integer from 1 to 4.

[0149] For example, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least one of groups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY217:

##STR00035## ##STR00036## ##STR00037## ##STR00038## ##STR00039## ##STR00040## ##STR00041##

[0150] In Formulae CY201 to CY217, R.sub.10b and R.sub.10c may each be the same as in the description of R.sub.10a, ring CY201 to ring CY204 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.20 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 heterocyclic group, and at least one hydrogen in Formulae CY201 to CY217 may be unsubstituted or substituted with R.sub.10a as described above.

[0151] In an embodiment, ring CY201 to ring CY204 in Formulae CY201 to CY217 may each independently be a benzene group, a naphthalene group, a phenanthrene group, or an anthracene group.

[0152] In one or more embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may include at least one of groups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY203.

[0153] In one or more embodiments, Formula 201 may include at least one of the groups represented by Formulae CY201 to CY203 and at least one of the groups represented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

[0154] In one or more embodiments, in Formula 201, xa1 may be 1, R.sub.201 may be a group represented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY203, xa2 may be 0, and R.sub.202 may be a group represented by one of Formulae CY204 to CY207.

[0155] In one or more embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include a group represented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY203.

[0156] In one or more embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include a group represented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY203, and may include at least one of the groups represented by Formulae CY204 to CY217.

[0157] In one or more embodiments, each of Formulae 201 and 202 may not include a group represented by one of Formulae CY201 to CY217.

[0158] In an embodiment, the hole transport region may include one of Compounds HT1 to HT46, m-MTDATA, TDATA, 2-TNATA, NPB(NPD), β-NPB, TPD, Spiro-TPD, Spiro-NPB, methylated NPB, TAPC, HMTPD, 4,4′, 4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine (TCTA), polyaniline/dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (PANI/DBSA), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT/PSS), polyaniline/camphor sulfonic acid (PANI/CSA), polyaniline/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PANI/PSS), or one or more combinations thereof:

##STR00042## ##STR00043## ##STR00044## ##STR00045## ##STR00046##

[0159] A thickness of the hole transport region may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 10,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 4,000 Å. When the hole transport region includes a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, or a combination thereof, a thickness of the hole injection layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 9,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, and a thickness of the hole transport layer may be in a range of about 50 Å to about 2,000 Å, for example, about 100 Å to about 1,500 Å. When the thicknesses of the hole transport region, the hole injection layer, and the hole transport layer are within these ranges, satisfactory (suitable) hole transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

[0160] The emission auxiliary layer may increase light-emission efficiency by compensating for an optical resonance distance according to the wavelength of light emitted by an emission layer, and the electron blocking layer may block (reduce) the leakage of electrons from an emission layer to a hole transport region. Materials that may be included in the hole transport region may be included in the emission auxiliary layer and/or the electron blocking layer.

p-Dopant

[0161] The hole transport region may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a charge-generation material for the improvement of conductive properties. The charge-generation material may be substantially uniformly or non-uniformly dispersed in the hole transport region (for example, in the form of a single layer consisting of a charge-generation material).

[0162] The charge-generation material may be, for example, a p-dopant.

[0163] For example, the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level of the p-dopant may be −3.5 eV or less.

[0164] In one or more embodiments, the p-dopant may include a quinone derivative, a cyano group-containing compound, a compound including element EL1 and element EL2, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0165] Examples of the quinone derivative may be TCNQ, F4-TCNQ, etc.

[0166] Examples of the cyano group-containing compound may be HAT-CN, and/or a compound represented by Formula 221:

##STR00047##

[0167] wherein, in Formula 221,

[0168] R.sub.221 to R.sub.223 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, and

[0169] at least one of R.sub.221 to R.sub.223 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, each substituted with a cyano group; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group substituted with a cyano group, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0170] In the compound including element EL1 and element EL2, element EL1 may be metal, metalloid, or a combination thereof, and element EL2 may be non-metal, metalloid, or a combination thereof.

[0171] Examples of the metal may be an alkali metal (for example, lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), etc.); alkaline earth metal (for example, beryllium (Be), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), etc.); transition metal (for example, titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), vanadium (V), niobium (Nb), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), manganese (Mn), technetium (Tc), rhenium (Re), iron (Fe), ruthenium (Ru), osmium (Os), cobalt (Co), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), gold (Au), etc.); post-transition metal (for example, zinc (Zn), indium (In), tin (Sn), etc.); and lanthanide metal (for example, lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), etc.).

[0172] Examples of the metalloid may be silicon (Si), antimony (Sb), and/or tellurium (Te).

[0173] Examples of the non-metal may be oxygen (O) and/or halogen (for example, F, Cl, Br, I, etc.).

[0174] Examples of the compound including element EL1 and element EL2 may be metal oxide, metal halide (for example, metal fluoride, metal chloride, metal bromide, or metal iodide), metalloid halide (for example, metalloid fluoride, metalloid chloride, metalloid bromide, or metalloid iodide), metal telluride, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0175] Examples of the metal oxide may be tungsten oxide (for example, WO, W.sub.2O.sub.3, WO.sub.2, WO.sub.3, W.sub.2O.sub.5, etc.), vanadium oxide (for example, VO, V.sub.2O.sub.3, VO.sub.2, V.sub.2O.sub.5, etc.), molybdenum oxide (MoO, Mo.sub.2O.sub.3, MoO.sub.2, MoO.sub.3, Mo.sub.2O.sub.5, etc.), and/or rhenium oxide (for example, ReO.sub.3, etc.).

[0176] Examples of the metal halide may be alkali metal halide, alkaline earth metal halide, transition metal halide, post-transition metal halide, and/or lanthanide metal halide.

[0177] Examples of the alkali metal halide may be LiF, NaF, KF, RbF, CsF, LiCl, NaCl, KCl, RbCl, CsCl, LiBr, NaBr, KBr, RbBr, CsBr, LiI, NaI, KI, RbI, and/or CsI.

[0178] Examples of the alkaline earth metal halide may be BeF.sub.2, MgF.sub.2, CaF.sub.2, SrF.sub.2, BaF.sub.2, BeCl.sub.2, MgCl.sub.2, CaCl.sub.2), SrCl.sub.2, BaCl.sub.2, BeBr.sub.2, MgBr.sub.2, CaBr.sub.2, SrBr.sub.2, BaBr.sub.2, BeI.sub.2, MgI.sub.2, CaI.sub.2, SrI.sub.2, and/or BaI.sub.2.

[0179] Examples of the transition metal halide may be titanium halide (for example, TiF.sub.4, TiCl.sub.4, TiBr.sub.4, TiI.sub.4, etc.), zirconium halide (for example, ZrF.sub.4, ZrCl.sub.4, ZrBr.sub.4, ZrI.sub.4, etc.), hafnium halide (for example, HfF.sub.4, HfCl.sub.4, HfBr.sub.4, HfI.sub.4, etc.), vanadium halide (for example, VF.sub.3, VCl.sub.3, VBr.sub.3, VI.sub.3, etc.), niobium halide (for example, NbF.sub.3, NbCl.sub.3, NbBr.sub.3, NbI.sub.3, etc.), tantalum halide (for example, TaF.sub.3, TaCl.sub.3, TaBr.sub.3, TaI.sub.3, etc.), chromium halide (for example, CrF.sub.3, CrCl.sub.3, CrBr.sub.3, CrI.sub.3, etc.), molybdenum halide (for example, MoF.sub.3, MoCl.sub.3, MoBr.sub.3, MoI.sub.3, etc.), tungsten halide (for example, WF.sub.3, WCl.sub.3, WBr.sub.3, WI.sub.3, etc.), manganese halide (for example, MnF.sub.2, MnCl.sub.2, MnBr.sub.2, MnI.sub.2, etc.), technetium halide (for example, TcF.sub.2, TcCl.sub.2, TcBr.sub.2, TcI.sub.2, etc.), rhenium halide (for example, ReF.sub.2, ReCl.sub.2, ReBr.sub.2, ReI.sub.2, etc.), iron halide (for example, FeF.sub.2, FeCl.sub.2, FeBr.sub.2, FeI.sub.2, etc.), ruthenium halide (for example, RuF.sub.2, RuCl.sub.2, RuBr.sub.2, RuI.sub.2, etc.), osmium halide (for example, OsF.sub.2, OsCl.sub.2, OsBr.sub.2, OsI.sub.2, etc.), cobalt halide (for example, CoF.sub.2, COCl.sub.2, CoBr.sub.2, CoI.sub.2, etc.), rhodium halide (for example, RhF.sub.2, RhCl.sub.2, RhBr.sub.2, RhI.sub.2, etc.), iridium halide (for example, IrF.sub.2, IrCl.sub.2, IrBr.sub.2, IrI.sub.2, etc.), nickel halide (for example, NiF.sub.2, NiCl.sub.2, NiBr.sub.2, NiI.sub.2, etc.), palladium halide (for example, PdF.sub.2, PdCl.sub.2, PdBr.sub.2, PdI.sub.2, etc.), platinum halide (for example, PtF.sub.2, PtCl.sub.2, PtBr.sub.2, PtI.sub.2, etc.), copper halide (for example, CuF, CuCl, CuBr, CuI, etc.), silver halide (for example, AgF, AgCl, AgBr, AgI, etc.), and/or gold halide (for example, AuF, AuCl, AuBr, AuI, etc.).

[0180] Examples of the post-transition metal halide may be zinc halide (for example, ZnF.sub.2, ZnCl.sub.2, ZnBr.sub.2, ZnI.sub.2, etc.), indium halide (for example, InI.sub.3, etc.), and/or tin halide (for example, SnI.sub.2, etc.).

[0181] Examples of the lanthanide metal halide may be YbF, YbF.sub.2, YbF.sub.3, SmF.sub.3, YbCl, YbCl.sub.2, YbCl.sub.3, SmCl.sub.3, YbBr, YbBr.sub.2, YbBr.sub.3, SmBr.sub.3, YbI, YbI.sub.2, YbI.sub.3, and/or SmI.sub.3.

[0182] An example of the metalloid halide may be antimony halide (for example, SbCl.sub.5, etc.).

[0183] Examples of the metal telluride may be alkali metal telluride (for example, Li.sub.2Te, a Na.sub.2Te, K.sub.2Te, Rb.sub.2Te, Cs.sub.2Te, etc.), alkaline earth metal telluride (for example, BeTe, MgTe, CaTe, SrTe, BaTe, etc.), transition metal telluride (for example, TiTe.sub.2, ZrTe.sub.2, HfTe.sub.2, V.sub.2Te.sub.3, Nb.sub.2Te.sub.3, Ta.sub.2Te.sub.3, Cr.sub.2Te.sub.3, Mo.sub.2Te.sub.3, W.sub.2Te.sub.3, MnTe, TcTe, ReTe, FeTe, RuTe, OsTe, CoTe, RhTe, IrTe, NiTe, PdTe, PtTe, Cu.sub.2Te, CuTe, Ag.sub.2Te, AgTe, Au.sub.2Te, etc.), post-transition metal telluride (for example, ZnTe, etc.), and/or lanthanide metal telluride (for example, LaTe, CeTe, PrTe, NdTe, PmTe, EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe, ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe, etc.).

Emission Layer in Interlayer 130

[0184] When the light-emitting device 10 is a full-color light-emitting device, according to a subpixel, the emission layer may be patterned into a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and/or a blue emission layer. In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may have a stacked structure of two or more layers of a red emission layer, a green emission layer, and a blue emission layer, in which the two or more layers contact each other or are separated from each other to emit white light. In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may include two or more materials of a red light-emitting material, a green light-emitting material, and a blue light-emitting material, in which the two or more materials are mixed with each other in a single layer to emit white light.

[0185] The emission layer may include a host and a dopant. The dopant may include a phosphorescent dopant, a fluorescence dopant, or a combination thereof.

[0186] The amount of the dopant in the emission layer may be from about 0.01 part by weight to about 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the host.

[0187] In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may include a quantum dot.

[0188] In one or more embodiments, the emission layer may include a delayed fluorescence material. The delayed fluorescence material may act as a host or a dopant in the emission layer.

[0189] A thickness of the emission layer may be in a range of about 100 Å to about 1,000 Å, for example, about 200 Å to about 600 Å. When the thickness of the emission layer is within these ranges, excellent (suitable) light-emission characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Host

[0190] In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 301:

[Ar.sub.301].sub.xb11-[(L.sub.301).sub.xb1-R.sub.301].sub.xb21  Formula 301

[0191] wherein, in Formula 301,

[0192] Ar.sub.301 and L.sub.301 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0193] xb11 may be 1, 2, or 3,

[0194] xb1 may be an integer from 0 to 5,

[0195] R.sub.301 may be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,—Si(Q.sub.301)(Q.sub.302)(Q.sub.303), —N(Q.sub.301)(Q.sub.302), —B(Q.sub.301)(Q.sub.302), —C(═O)(Q.sub.301), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.301), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.301)(Q.sub.302),

[0196] xb21 may be an integer from 1 to 5, and

[0197] Q.sub.301 to Q.sub.303 are each the same as in the description of Q.sub.1.

[0198] For example, when xb11 in Formula 301 is 2 or more, two or more Ar.sub.301(s) may be linked to each other via a single bond.

[0199] In one or more embodiments, the host may include a compound represented by Formula 301-1, a compound represented by Formula 301-2, or a combination thereof:

##STR00048##

[0200] wherein, in Formula 301-1 and 301-2,

[0201] ring A.sub.301 to ring A.sub.304 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0202] X.sub.301 may be O, S, N-[(L.sub.304).sub.xb4-R.sub.304], C(R.sub.304)(R.sub.305), or Si(R.sub.304)(R.sub.305),

[0203] xb22 and xb23 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2,

[0204] L.sub.301, xb1, and R.sub.301 may each be the same as described herein,

[0205] L.sub.302 to L.sub.304 may each independently be the same as in the description of L.sub.301,

[0206] xb2 to xb4 may each independently be the same as in the description of xb1, and

[0207] R.sub.302 to R.sub.305 and R.sub.311 to R.sub.314 may each be the same as in the description of R.sub.301.

[0208] In one or more embodiments, the host may include an alkali earth metal complex, a post-transition metal complex, or a combination thereof. For example, the host may include a Be complex (for example, Compound H55), an Mg complex, a Zn complex, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0209] In an embodiment, the host may include one of Compounds H1 to H124, 9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (ADN), 2-methyl-9,10-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene (MADN), 9,10-di-(2-naphthyl)-2-t-butyl-anthracene (TBADN), 4,4′-bis(N-carbazolyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (CBP), 1,3-di-9-carbazolylbenzene (mCP), 1,3,5-tri(carbazol-9-yl)benzene (TCP), or one or more combinations thereof:

##STR00049## ##STR00050## ##STR00051## ##STR00052## ##STR00053## ##STR00054## ##STR00055## ##STR00056## ##STR00057## ##STR00058## ##STR00059## ##STR00060## ##STR00061##

Phosphorescent Dopant

[0210] In one or more embodiments, the phosphorescent dopant may include at least one transition metal as a central metal.

[0211] The phosphorescent dopant may include a monodentate ligand, a bidentate ligand, a tridentate ligand, a tetradentate ligand, a pentadentate ligand, a hexadentate ligand, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0212] The phosphorescent dopant may be electrically neutral.

[0213] For example, the phosphorescent dopant may include an organometallic compound represented by Formula 401:

##STR00062##

[0214] wherein, in Formulae 401 and 402,

[0215] M may be a transition metal (for example, iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), osmium (Os), titanium (Ti), gold (Au), hafnium (Hf), europium (Eu), terbium (Tb), rhodium (Rh), rhenium (Re), or thulium (Tm)),

[0216] L.sub.401 may be a ligand represented by Formula 402, and xc1 may be 1, 2, or 3, wherein when xc1 is 2 or more, two or more of L.sub.401(s) may be identical to or different from each other,

[0217] L.sub.402 may be an organic ligand, and xc2 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein when xc2 is 2 or more, two or more of L.sub.402(s) may be identical to or different from each other,

[0218] X.sub.401 and X.sub.402 may each independently be nitrogen or carbon,

[0219] ring A.sub.401 and ring A.sub.402 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group,

[0220] T.sub.401 may be a single bond, *—O—*′, *—S—*′, *—C(═O)—*′, *—N(Q.sub.411)-*′, *—C(Q.sub.411)(Q.sub.412)-*′, *—C(Q.sub.411)=C(Q.sub.412)-*′, *—C(Q.sub.411)=*′, or *═C(Q.sub.411)=*′,

[0221] X.sub.403 and X.sub.404 may each independently be a chemical bond (for example, a covalent bond or a coordination bond), O, S, N(Q.sub.413), B(Q.sub.413), P(Q.sub.413), C(Q.sub.413)(Q.sub.414), or Si(Q.sub.413)(Q.sub.414),

[0222] Q.sub.411 to Q.sub.414 may each be the same as in the description of Q.sub.1,

[0223] R.sub.401 and R.sub.402 may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, —Si(Q.sub.401)(Q.sub.402)(Q.sub.403), —N(Q.sub.401)(Q.sub.402), —B(Q.sub.401)(Q.sub.402), —C(═O)(Q.sub.401), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.401), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.401)(Q.sub.402),

[0224] Q.sub.401 to Q.sub.403 may each be the same as in the description of Q.sub.1,

[0225] xc11 and xc12 may each independently be an integer from 0 to 10, and

[0226] * and *′ in Formula 402 each indicate a binding site to M in Formula 401.

[0227] For example, in Formula 402, i) X.sub.401 may be nitrogen, and X.sub.402 may be carbon, or ii) each of X.sub.401 and X.sub.402 may be nitrogen.

[0228] In one or more embodiments, when xc1 in Formula 401 is 2 or more, two ring A.sub.401(s) in two or more L.sub.401(s) may be optionally linked to each other via T.sub.402, which is a linking group, or two ring A.sub.402(s) may be optionally linked to each other via T.sub.403, which is a linking group (see Compounds PD1 to PD4 and PD7). T.sub.402 and T.sub.403 may each be the same as in the description of T.sub.401.

[0229] L.sub.402 in Formula 401 may be an organic ligand. For example, L.sub.402 may include a halogen group, a diketone group (for example, an acetylacetonate group), a carboxylic acid group (for example, a picolinate group), —C(═O), an isonitrile group, —CN group, a phosphorus group (for example, a phosphine group, a phosphite group, etc.), or one or more combinations thereof.

[0230] The phosphorescent dopant may include, for example, one of Compounds PD1 to PD40 or one or more combinations thereof:

##STR00063## ##STR00064##

Fluorescence Dopant

[0231] The fluorescence dopant may include an amine group-containing compound, a styryl group-containing compound, or a combination thereof.

[0232] For example, the fluorescence dopant may include a compound represented by Formula 501:

##STR00065##

[0233] wherein, in Formula 501,

[0234] Ar.sub.501, L.sub.501 to L.sub.503, R.sub.501, and R.sub.502 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0235] xd1 to xd3 may each independently be 0, 1, 2, or 3, and

[0236] xd4 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

[0237] For example, Ar.sub.501 in Formula 501 may be a condensed cyclic group (for example, an anthracene group, a chrysene group, or a pyrene group) in which three or more monocyclic groups are condensed together.

[0238] In one or more embodiments, xd4 in Formula 501 may be 2.

[0239] For example, the fluorescence dopant may include: one of Compounds FD1 to FD36; DPVBi; DPAVBi; or one or more combinations thereof:

##STR00066## ##STR00067## ##STR00068## ##STR00069## ##STR00070## ##STR00071##

Delayed Fluorescence Material

[0240] The emission layer may include a delayed fluorescence material.

[0241] In the present disclosure, the delayed fluorescence material may be selected from compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescent light based on a delayed fluorescence emission mechanism.

[0242] The delayed fluorescence material included in the emission layer may act as a host or a dopant depending on the type (kind) of other materials included in the emission layer.

[0243] In one or more embodiments, the difference between the triplet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material and the singlet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material may be greater than or equal to 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.5 eV. When the difference between the triplet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material and the singlet energy level (eV) of the delayed fluorescence material satisfies the above-described range, up-conversion from the triplet state to the singlet state of the delayed fluorescence materials may effectively occur, and thus, the luminescence efficiency of the light-emitting device 10 may be improved (increased).

[0244] For example, the delayed fluorescence material may include i) a material including at least one electron donor (for example, a π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group, such as a carbazole group) and at least one electron acceptor (for example, a sulfoxide group, a cyano group, or a π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group), and ii) a material including a C.sub.8-C.sub.60 polycyclic group in which two or more cyclic groups are condensed while sharing boron (B).

[0245] Examples of the delayed fluorescence material may include at least one of Compounds DF1 to DF10:

##STR00072## ##STR00073## ##STR00074##

Quantum Dot

[0246] The emission layer may include quantum dots.

[0247] The term “quantum dots” as used herein refers to crystals of a semiconductor compound, and may include any material capable of emitting light of various (suitable) emission wavelengths according to the size of the crystals.

[0248] A diameter of the quantum dot may be, for example, in a range of about 1 nm to about 10 nm.

[0249] The quantum dot may be synthesized by a wet chemical process, a metal organic chemical vapor deposition process, a molecular beam epitaxy process, or any process similar thereto.

[0250] The wet chemical process is a method including mixing a precursor material with an organic solvent and then growing a quantum dot particle crystal. When the crystal grows, the organic solvent naturally acts as a dispersant coordinated on the surface of the quantum dot crystal and controls the growth of the crystal so that the growth of quantum dot particles may be controlled through a process which lowers costs, and is easier than vapor deposition methods, such as metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or molecular beam epitaxy (MBE).

[0251] The quantum dot may include a Group II-VI semiconductor compound, a Group III-V semiconductor compound, a Group III-VI semiconductor compound, a Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound, a Group IV-VI semiconductor compound, a Group IV element or compound, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0252] Examples of the Group II-VI semiconductor compound may include a binary compound such as CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnO, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, MgSe, or MgS; a ternary compound such as CdSeS, CdSeTe, CdSTe, ZnSeS, ZnSeTe, ZnSTe, HgSeS, HgSeTe, HgSTe, CdZnS, CdZnSe, CdZnTe, CdHgS, CdHgSe, CdHgTe, HgZnS, HgZnSe, HgZnTe, MgZnSe, or MgZnS; a quaternary compound such as CdZnSeS, CdZnSeTe, CdZnSTe, CdHgSeS, CdHgSeTe, CdHgSTe, HgZnSeS, HgZnSeTe, or HgZnSTe; and one or more combinations thereof.

[0253] Examples of the Group III-V semiconductor compound may include: a binary compound such as GaN, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, AlN, AlP, AlAs, AlSb, InN, InP, InAs, or InSb; a ternary compound such as GaNP, GaNAs, GaNSb, GaPAs, GaPSb, AlNP, AlNAs, AlNSb, AlPAs, AlPSb, InGaP, InNP, InAlP, InNAs, InNSb, InPAs, or InPSb; a quaternary compound such as GaAlNP, GaAlNAs, GaAlNSb, GaAlPAs, GaAlPSb, GaInNP, GaInNAs, GaInNSb, GaInPAs, GaInPSb, InAlNP, InAlNAs, InAlNSb, InAlPAs, or InAlPSb; and one or more combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the Group III-V semiconductor compound may further include a Group II element. Examples of the Group III-V semiconductor compound further including a Group II element include InZnP, InGaZnP, and/or InAlZnP.

[0254] Examples of the Group III-VI semiconductor compound may be: a binary compound such as GaS, GaSe, Ga.sub.2Se.sub.3, GaTe, InS, InSe, In.sub.2S.sub.3, In.sub.2Se.sub.3, or InTe; a ternary compound such as InGaS.sub.3, or InGaSes; or one or more combinations thereof.

[0255] Examples of the Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound may be: a ternary compound such as AgInS, AgInS.sub.2, CuInS, CuInS.sub.2, CuGaO.sub.2, AgGaO.sub.2, or AgAlO.sub.2; or one or more combinations thereof.

[0256] Examples of the Group IV-VI semiconductor compound may be: a binary compound such as SnS, SnSe, SnTe, PbS, PbSe, or PbTe; a ternary compound such as SnSeS, SnSeTe, SnSTe, PbSeS, PbSeTe, PbSTe, SnPbS, SnPbSe, or SnPbTe; a quaternary compound such as SnPbSSe, SnPbSeTe, or SnPbSTe; or one or more combinations thereof.

[0257] The Group IV element or compound may include: a single element compound such as Si or Ge; a binary compound such as SiC or SiGe; or one or more combinations thereof.

[0258] Each element included in a multi-element compound such as the binary compound, the ternary compound, and the quaternary compound may be present at a substantially uniform concentration or non-uniform concentration in a particle form.

[0259] In some embodiments, the quantum dot may have a single structure in which the concentration of each element in the quantum dot is substantially uniform, or a core-shell dual structure. For example, the material included in the core and the material included in the shell may be different from each other.

[0260] The shell of the quantum dot may act as a protective layer that prevents (reduces) chemical degeneration of the core to maintain semiconductor characteristics, and/or as a charging layer that imparts electrophoretic characteristics to the quantum dot. The shell may be a single layer or a multi-layer. The interface between the core and the shell may have a concentration gradient in which the concentration of an element existing in the shell decreases toward the center of the core.

[0261] Examples of the shell of the quantum dot may be an oxide of metal, metalloid, or non-metal, a semiconductor compound, or one or more combinations thereof. Examples of the oxide of metal, metalloid, or non-metal are a binary compound such as SiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, TiO.sub.2, ZnO, MnO, Mn.sub.2O.sub.3, Mn.sub.3O.sub.4, CuO, FeO, Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, Fe.sub.3O.sub.4, CoO, Co.sub.3O.sub.4, or NiO; a ternary compound such as MgAl.sub.2O.sub.4, CoFe.sub.2O.sub.4, NiFe.sub.2O.sub.4, or CoMn.sub.2O.sub.4; and one or more combinations thereof. Examples of the semiconductor compound are, as described herein, the Group II-VI semiconductor compounds; the Group III-V semiconductor compound; the Group III-VI semiconductor compound; the Group I-III-VI semiconductor compound; the Group IV-VI semiconductor compound; or one or more combinations thereof. For example, the semiconductor compound may include CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe, ZnTe, ZnSeS, ZnTeS, GaAs, GaP, GaSb, HgS, HgSe, HgTe, InAs, InP, InGaP, InSb, AlAs, AlP, AlSb, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0262] A full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the emission wavelength spectrum of the quantum dot may be about 45 nm or less, for example, about 40 nm or less, for example, about 30 nm or less, and within these ranges, color purity or color reproducibility may be increased. In addition, since the light emitted through the quantum dot is emitted in all directions, the wide viewing angle may be improved (increased).

[0263] In addition, the quantum dot may be in the form of a substantially spherical particle, a pyramidal particle, a multi-arm particle, a cubic nanoparticle, a nanotube particle, a nanowire particle, a nanofiber particle, or a nanoplate particle.

[0264] Since the energy band gap may be adjusted by controlling the size of the quantum dot, light having various (suitable) wavelength bands may be obtained from the quantum dot emission layer. Accordingly, by using quantum dots of different sizes, a light-emitting device that emits light of various (suitable) wavelengths may be implemented. In one or more embodiments, the size of the quantum dot may be selected to emit red, green and/or blue light. In addition, the size of the quantum dot may be configured to emit white light by a combination of light of various (suitable) colors.

Electron Transport Region in Interlayer 130

[0265] The electron transport region may have: i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including different materials.

[0266] The electron transport region may include a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, an electron injection layer, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0267] For example, the electron transport region may have an electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, a hole blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, an electron control layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, or a buffer layer/electron transport layer/electron injection layer structure, the constituting layers of each structure being sequentially stacked from an emission layer.

[0268] In an embodiment, the electron transport region (for example, the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, the electron control layer, or the electron transport layer in the electron transport region) may include a metal-free compound including at least one π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group.

[0269] For example, the electron transport region may include a compound represented by Formula 601 below:

[Ar.sub.601].sub.xe11[(L.sub.601).sub.xe1-R.sub.601].sub.xe21  Formula 601

[0270] wherein, in Formula 601,

[0271] Ar.sub.601 and L.sub.601 may each independently be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a,

[0272] xe11 may be 1, 2, or 3,

[0273] xe1 may be 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,

[0274] R.sub.601 may be a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, —Si(Q.sub.601)(Q.sub.602)(Q.sub.603), —C(═O)(Q.sub.601), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.601), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.601)(Q.sub.602),

[0275] Q.sub.601 to Q.sub.603 may each be the same as in the description of Q.sub.1,

[0276] xe21 may be 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5,

[0277] at least one of Ar.sub.601, L.sub.601, and R.sub.601 may each independently be a π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0278] For example, when xe11 in Formula 601 is 2 or more, two or more of Ar.sub.601(s) may be linked to each other via a single bond.

[0279] In other embodiments, Ar.sub.601 in Formula 601 may be an anthracene group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0280] In other embodiments, the electron transport region may include a compound represented by Formula 601-1:

##STR00075##

[0281] wherein, in Formula 601-1,

[0282] X.sub.614 may be N or C(R.sub.614), X.sub.615 may be N or C(R.sub.615), X.sub.616 may be N or C(R.sub.616), and at least one of X.sub.614 to X.sub.616 may be N,

[0283] L.sub.611 to L.sub.613 may each be the same as in the description of L.sub.601,

[0284] xe611 to xe613 may each be the same as in the description of xe1,

[0285] R.sub.611 to R.sub.613 may each be the same as in the description of R.sub.601, and

[0286] R.sub.614 to R.sub.616 may each independently be hydrogen, deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 alkoxy group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group unsubstituted or substituted with at least one R.sub.10a.

[0287] For example, xe1 and xe611 to xe613 in Formulae 601 and 601-1 may each independently be 0, 1, or 2.

[0288] The electron transport region may include one of Compounds ET1 to ET45, 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP), 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen), Alq.sub.3, BAlq, TAZ, NTAZ, or one or more combinations thereof:

##STR00076## ##STR00077## ##STR00078## ##STR00079## ##STR00080## ##STR00081## ##STR00082## ##STR00083## ##STR00084## ##STR00085## ##STR00086## ##STR00087## ##STR00088## ##STR00089## ##STR00090##

[0289] A thickness of the electron transport region may be from about 100 Å to about 5,000 Å, for example, about 160 Å to about 4,000 Å. When the electron transport region includes a buffer layer, a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, an electron transport layer, or one or more combinations thereof, the thickness of the buffer layer, the hole-blocking layer, or the electron control layer may each independently be from about 20 Å to about 1000 Å, for example, about 30 Å to about 300 Å, and the thickness of the electron transport layer may be from about 100 Å to about 1000 Å, for example, about 150 Å to about 500 Å. When the thickness of the buffer layer, the hole blocking layer, the electron control layer, the electron transport layer, and/or the electron transport region are within these ranges, satisfactory (suitable) electron transporting characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

[0290] The electron transport region (for example, the electron transport layer in the electron transport region) may further include, in addition to the materials described above, a metal-containing material.

[0291] The metal-containing material may include an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, or a combination thereof. The metal ion of an alkali metal complex may be a Li ion, a Na ion, a K ion, a Rb ion, or a Cs ion, and the metal ion of an alkaline earth metal complex may be a Be ion, a Mg ion, a Ca ion, a Sr ion, or a Ba ion. A ligand coordinated with the metal ion of the alkali metal complex or the alkaline earth-metal complex may include a hydroxyquinoline, a hydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, a hydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, a hydroxyphenylthiazole, a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxyphenylthiadiazole, a hydroxyphenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, a hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, a cyclopentadiene, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0292] For example, the metal-containing material may include a Li complex. The Li complex may include, for example, Compound ET-D1 (LiQ) or ET-D2:

##STR00091##

[0293] The electron transport region may include an electron injection layer that facilitates the injection of electrons from the second electrode 150. The electron injection layer may directly contact the second electrode 150.

[0294] The electron injection layer may have: i) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer consisting of a single material, ii) a single-layered structure including (e.g., consisting of) a single layer including (e.g., consisting of) a plurality of different materials, or iii) a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers including different materials.

[0295] The electron injection layer may include an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal-containing compound, alkaline earth metal-containing compound, a rare earth metal-containing compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0296] The alkali metal may include Li, a Na, K, Rb, Cs, or one or more combinations thereof. The alkaline earth metal may include Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, or one or more combinations thereof. The rare earth metal may include Sc, Y, Ce, Tb, Yb, Gd, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0297] The alkali metal-containing compound, the alkaline earth metal-containing compound, and the rare earth metal-containing compound may be oxides, halides (for example, fluorides, chlorides, bromides, or iodides), or tellurides of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal, and the rare earth metal, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0298] The alkali metal-containing compound may include: alkali metal oxides such as Li.sub.2O, Cs.sub.2O, or K.sub.2O; alkali metal halides such as LiF, NaF, CsF, KF, LiI, NaI, CsI, or KI; or one or more combinations thereof. The alkaline earth metal-containing compound may include an alkaline earth metal oxide, such as BaO, SrO, CaO, Ba.sub.xSr.sub.1-xO (x is a real number satisfying the condition of 0<x<1), Ba.sub.xCa.sub.1-xO (x is a real number satisfying the condition of 0<x<1), and/or the like. The rare earth metal-containing compound may include YbF.sub.3, ScF.sub.3, Sc.sub.2O.sub.3, Y.sub.2O.sub.3, Ce.sub.2O.sub.3, GdF.sub.3, TbF.sub.3, YbI.sub.3, ScI.sub.3, TbI.sub.3, or one or more combinations thereof. In one or more embodiments, the rare earth metal-containing compound may include lanthanide metal telluride. Examples of the lanthanide metal telluride may be LaTe, CeTe, PrTe, NdTe, PmTe, SmTe, EuTe, GdTe, TbTe, DyTe, HoTe, ErTe, TmTe, YbTe, LuTe, La.sub.2Te.sub.3, Ce.sub.2Te.sub.3, Pr.sub.2Te.sub.3, Nd.sub.2Te.sub.3, Pm.sub.2Te.sub.3, Sm.sub.2Te.sub.3, Eu.sub.2Te.sub.3, Gd.sub.2Te.sub.3, Tb.sub.2Te.sub.3, Dy.sub.2Te.sub.3, Ho.sub.2Te.sub.3, Er.sub.2Te.sub.3, Tm.sub.2Te.sub.3, Yb.sub.2Te.sub.3, and/or Lu.sub.2Te.sub.3.

[0299] The alkali metal complex, the alkaline earth-metal complex, and the rare earth metal complex may include i) one of ions of the alkali metal, the alkaline earth metal, and the rare earth metal and ii), as a ligand bonded to the metal ion, for example, a hydroxyquinoline, a hydroxyisoquinoline, a hydroxybenzoquinoline, a hydroxyacridine, a hydroxyphenanthridine, a hydroxyphenyloxazole, a hydroxyphenylthiazole, a hydroxyphenyloxadiazole, a hydroxyphenylthiadiazole, a hydroxyphenylpyridine, a hydroxyphenylbenzimidazole, a hydroxyphenylbenzothiazole, a bipyridine, a phenanthroline, a cyclopentadiene, or one or more combinations thereof.

[0300] The electron injection layer may include (e.g., consist of) an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containing compound, a rare earth metal-containing compound, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, a rare earth metal complex, or one or more combinations thereof, as described above. In one or more embodiments, the electron injection layer may further include an organic material (for example, a compound represented by Formula 601).

[0301] In one or more embodiments, the electron injection layer may include (e.g., consist of): i) an alkali metal-containing compound (for example, an alkali metal halide); or ii) a) an alkali metal-containing compound (for example, an alkali metal halide), and b) an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, or one or more combinations thereof. For example, the electron injection layer may be a KI:Yb co-deposited layer, an RbI:Yb co-deposited layer, and/or the like.

[0302] When the electron injection layer further includes an organic material, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a rare earth metal, an alkali metal-containing compound, an alkaline earth metal-containing compound, a rare earth metal-containing compound, alkali metal complex, alkaline earth-metal complex, rare earth metal complex, or one or more combinations thereof may be substantially uniformly or non-uniformly dispersed in a matrix including the organic material.

[0303] A thickness of the electron injection layer may be in a range of about 1 Å to about 100 Å, and, for example, about 3 Å to about 90 Å. When the thickness of the electron injection layer is within the ranges described above, satisfactory (suitable) electron injection characteristics may be obtained without a substantial increase in driving voltage.

Second Electrode 150

[0304] The second electrode 150 may be located on the interlayer 130 having a structure as described above. The second electrode 150 may be a cathode, which is an electron injection electrode, and as the material for the second electrode 150, a metal, an alloy, an electrically conductive compound, or one or more combinations thereof, each having a low-work function, may be used.

[0305] The second electrode 150 may include lithium (Li), silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), aluminum-lithium (Al—Li), calcium (Ca), magnesium-indium (Mg—In), magnesium-silver (Mg—Ag), ytterbium (Yb), silver-ytterbium (Ag—Yb), ITO, IZO, or one or more combinations thereof. The second electrode 150 may be a transmissive electrode, a semi-transmissive electrode, or a reflective electrode.

[0306] The second electrode 150 may have a single-layered structure or a multi-layered structure including a plurality of layers.

Capping Layer

[0307] A first capping layer may be located outside the first electrode 110, and/or a second capping layer may be located outside the second electrode 150. In particular, the light-emitting device 10 may have a structure in which the first capping layer, the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, and the second electrode 150 are sequentially stacked in the stated order, a structure in which the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, the second electrode 150, and the second capping layer are sequentially stacked in the stated order, or a structure in which the first capping layer, the first electrode 110, the interlayer 130, the second electrode 150, and the second capping layer are sequentially stacked in the stated order.

[0308] Light generated in an emission layer of the interlayer 130 of the light-emitting device 10 may be extracted toward the outside through the first electrode 110 which is a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode, and the first capping layer. Light generated in an emission layer of the interlayer 130 of the light-emitting device 10 may be extracted toward the outside through the second electrode 150 which is a semi-transmissive electrode or a transmissive electrode, and the second capping layer.

[0309] The first capping layer and the second capping layer may increase external emission efficiency according to the principle of constructive interference. Accordingly, the light extraction efficiency of the light-emitting device 10 is increased, so that the luminescence efficiency of the light-emitting device 10 may be improved.

[0310] Each of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may include a material having a refractive index of 1.6 or more (at 589 nm).

[0311] The first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently be an organic capping layer including an organic material, an inorganic capping layer including an inorganic material, or an organic-inorganic composite capping layer including an organic material and an inorganic material.

[0312] At least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include a carbocyclic compound, a heterocyclic compound, an amine group-containing compound, a porphine derivative, a phthalocyanine derivative, a naphthalocyanine derivative, an alkali metal complex, an alkaline earth metal complex, or one or more combinations thereof. Optionally, the carbocyclic compound, the heterocyclic compound, and the amine group-containing compound may be substituted with a substituent including O, N, S, Se, Si, F, Cl, Br, I, or one or more combinations thereof. In one or more embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include an amine group-containing compound.

[0313] For example, at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include a compound represented by Formula 201, a compound represented by Formula 202, or a combination thereof.

[0314] In one or more embodiments, at least one of the first capping layer and the second capping layer may each independently include one of Compounds HT28 to HT33, one of Compounds CP1 to CP6, β-NPB, or one or more combinations thereof:

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Film

[0315] The first compound and/or the second compound may be included in various (suitable) films. Accordingly, another aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a film including the first compound and/or the second compound. The film may be, for example, an optical member (or, a light-controlling member) (e.g., a color filter, a color conversion member, a capping layer, a light extraction efficiency improvement layer, a selective light-absorbing layer, a polarizing layer, a quantum dot-containing layer, and/or the like), a light-blocking member (e.g., a light reflection layer or a light-absorbing layer), or a protection member (e.g., an insulating layer or a dielectric material layer).

Electronic Apparatus

[0316] The light-emitting device may be included in various (suitable) electronic apparatuses. For example, the electronic apparatus including the light-emitting device may be a light-emitting apparatus, an authentication apparatus, and/or the like.

[0317] The electronic apparatus (for example, a light-emitting apparatus) may further include, in addition to the light-emitting device, i) a color filter, ii) a color conversion layer, or iii) a color filter and a color conversion layer. The color filter and/or the color conversion layer may be located in at least one traveling direction of light emitted from the light-emitting device. For example, the light emitted from the light-emitting device may be blue light or white light. For more details on the light-emitting device, related description provided above may be referred to. In one or more embodiments, the color conversion layer may include a quantum dot. The quantum dot may be, for example, a quantum dot as described herein.

[0318] The electronic apparatus may include a first substrate. The first substrate may include a plurality of subpixel areas, the color filter may include a plurality of color filter areas respectively corresponding to the subpixel areas, and the color conversion layer may include a plurality of color conversion areas respectively corresponding to the subpixel areas.

[0319] A pixel-defining film may be located among the subpixel areas to define each of the subpixel areas.

[0320] The color filter may further include a plurality of color filter areas and light-shielding patterns located among the color filter areas, and the color conversion layer may further include a plurality of color conversion areas and light-shielding patterns located among the color conversion areas.

[0321] The plurality of color filter areas (or the plurality of color conversion areas) may include a first area emitting first color light, a second area emitting second color light, and/or a third area emitting third color light, wherein the first color light, the second color light, and/or the third color light may have different maximum emission wavelengths from one another. For example, the first color light may be red light, the second color light may be green light, and the third color light may be blue light. For example, the plurality of color filter areas (or the plurality of color conversion areas) may include quantum dots. For example, the first area may include a red quantum dot, the second area may include a green quantum dot, and the third area may not include a quantum dot. For more details on the quantum dot, related descriptions provided herein may be referred to. The first area, the second area, and/or the third area may each include a scatterer.

[0322] For example, the light-emitting device may emit first light, the first area may absorb the first light to emit first-first color light, the second area may absorb the first light to emit second-first color light, and the third area may absorb the first light to emit third-first color light. In this regard, the first-first color light, the second-first color light, and the third-first color light may have different maximum emission wavelengths. For example, the first light may be blue light, the first-first color light may be red light, the second-first color light may be green light, and the third-first color light may be blue light.

[0323] The electronic apparatus may further include a thin-film transistor, in addition to the light-emitting device as described above. The thin-film transistor may include a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an activation layer, wherein one of the source electrode or the drain electrode may be electrically connected to a corresponding one of the first electrode or the second electrode of the light-emitting device.

[0324] The thin-film transistor may further include a gate electrode, a gate insulating film, and/or the like.

[0325] The activation layer may include crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, an organic semiconductor, an oxide semiconductor, and/or the like.

[0326] The electronic apparatus may further include a sealing portion for sealing the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be located between the color conversion layer and/or color filter and the light-emitting device. The sealing portion allows light from the light-emitting device to be extracted to the outside, and concurrently (e.g., simultaneously) prevents (reduces) ambient air and moisture from penetrating into the light-emitting device. The sealing portion may be a sealing substrate including a transparent glass substrate or a plastic substrate. The sealing portion may be a thin-film encapsulation layer including at least one layer of an organic layer and/or an inorganic layer. When the sealing portion is a thin film encapsulation layer, the electronic apparatus may be flexible.

[0327] Various suitable functional layers may be additionally located on the sealing portion, in addition to the color filter and/or the color conversion layer, according to the use of the electronic apparatus. Examples of the functional layers may include a touch screen layer, a polarizing layer, and/or the like. The touch screen layer may be a pressure-sensitive touch screen layer, a capacitive touch screen layer, or an infrared touch screen layer. The authentication apparatus may be, for example, a biometric authentication apparatus that authenticates an individual by using biometric information of a living body (for example, fingertips, pupils, etc.).

[0328] The authentication apparatus may further include, in addition to the light-emitting device as described above, a biometric information collector.

[0329] The electronic apparatus may be applied to various suitable displays, light sources, lighting, personal computers (for example, a mobile personal computer), mobile phones, digital cameras, electronic organizers, electronic dictionaries, electronic game machines, medical instruments (for example, electronic thermometers, sphygmomanometers, blood glucose meters, pulse measurement devices, pulse wave measurement devices, electrocardiogram displays, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, or endoscope displays), fish finders, various (suitable) measuring instruments, meters (for example, meters for a vehicle, an aircraft, and a vessel), projectors, and/or the like.

Description of FIGS. 2 and 3

[0330] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a light-emitting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0331] The light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 2 includes a substrate 100, a thin-film transistor (TFT), a light-emitting device, and an encapsulation portion 300 that seals the light-emitting device.

[0332] The substrate 100 may be a flexible substrate, a glass substrate, or a metal substrate. A buffer layer 210 may be located on the substrate 100. The buffer layer 210 may prevent (reduce) penetration of impurities through the substrate 100 and may provide a flat surface on the substrate 100.

[0333] A TFT may be located on the buffer layer 210. The TFT may include an activation layer 220, a gate electrode 240, a source electrode 260, and a drain electrode 270.

[0334] The activation layer 220 may include an inorganic semiconductor such as silicon or polysilicon, an organic semiconductor, or an oxide semiconductor, and may include a source region, a drain region, and/or a channel region.

[0335] A gate insulating film 230 for insulating the activation layer 220 from the gate electrode 240 may be located on the activation layer 220, and the gate electrode 240 may be located on the gate insulating film 230.

[0336] An interlayer insulating film 250 may be located on the gate electrode 240. The interlayer insulating film 250 may be located between the gate electrode 240 and the source electrode 260 and between the gate electrode 240 and the drain electrode 270, to insulate the electrodes from one another.

[0337] The source electrode 260 and the drain electrode 270 may be located on the interlayer insulating film 250. The interlayer insulating film 250 and the gate insulating film 230 may be formed to expose the source region and the drain region of the activation layer 220, and the source electrode 260 and the drain electrode 270 may be located in contact with the exposed portions of the source region and the drain region of the activation layer 220.

[0338] The TFT is electrically connected to a light-emitting device to drive the light-emitting device, and is covered and protected by a passivation layer 280. The passivation layer 280 may include an inorganic insulating film, an organic insulating film, or a combination thereof. A light-emitting device is provided on the passivation layer 280. The light-emitting device may include a first electrode 110, an interlayer 130, and a second electrode 150.

[0339] The first electrode 110 may be located on the passivation layer 280. The passivation layer 280 may be located to expose a portion of the drain electrode 270, not fully covering the drain electrode 270, and the first electrode 110 may be located to be connected to the exposed portion of the drain electrode 270.

[0340] A pixel defining layer 290 including an insulating material may be located on the first electrode 110. The pixel defining layer 290 may expose a certain region of the first electrode 110, and an interlayer 130 may be formed in the exposed region of the first electrode 110. The pixel defining layer 290 may be a polyimide and/or polyacrylic organic film. At least some layers of the interlayer 130 may extend beyond the upper portion of the pixel defining layer 290 to be located in the form of a common layer.

[0341] The second electrode 150 may be located on the interlayer 130, and a capping layer 170 may be additionally formed on the second electrode 150. The capping layer 170 may be formed to cover the second electrode 150.

[0342] The encapsulation portion 300 may be located on the capping layer 170. The encapsulation portion 300 may be located on a light-emitting device to protect the light-emitting device from moisture or oxygen (e.g., reduce the amount of moisture and/or oxygen). The encapsulation portion 300 may include: an inorganic film including silicon nitride (SiNx), silicon oxide (SiOx), indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, or one or more combinations thereof; an organic film including polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyethylene sulfonate, polyoxymethylene, polyarylate, hexamethyldisiloxane, an acrylic resin (for example, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylic acid, and/or the like), an epoxy-based resin (for example, aliphatic glycidyl ether (AGE), and/or the like), or one or more combinations thereof; or one or more combinations of the inorganic films and the organic films.

[0343] FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional view showing a light-emitting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0344] The light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 3 is the same as the light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 2, except that a light-shielding pattern 500 and a functional region 400 are additionally located on the encapsulation portion 300. The functional region 400 may be i) a color filter area, ii) a color conversion area, or iii) a combination of the color filter area and the color conversion area. In an embodiment, the light-emitting device included in the light-emitting apparatus of FIG. 3 may be a tandem light-emitting device.

Manufacturing Method

[0345] The layers included in the hole transport region, the emission layer, and the layers included in the electron transport region may be formed in a certain region by using various suitable methods such as vacuum deposition, spin coating, casting, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition, ink-jet printing, laser-printing, laser-induced thermal imaging, and/or the like.

[0346] When layers constituting the hole transport region, an emission layer, and layers constituting the electron transport region are formed by vacuum deposition, the deposition may be performed at a deposition temperature of about 100° C. to about 500° C., a vacuum degree of about 10.sup.−8 torr to about 10.sup.−3 torr, and a deposition speed of about 0.01 Å/sec to about 100 Å/sec, depending on a material to be included in a layer to be formed and the structure of a layer to be formed.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

[0347] The term “C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group” as used herein refers to a cyclic group consisting of carbon only as a ring-forming atom and having three to sixty carbon atoms, and the term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group” as used herein refers to a cyclic group that has one to sixty carbon atoms and further has, in addition to carbon, a heteroatom as a ring-forming atom. The C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group and the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group may each be a monocyclic group consisting of one ring or a polycyclic group in which two or more rings are condensed with each other. For example, the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group has 3 to 61 ring-forming atoms.

[0348] The “cyclic group” as used herein may include the C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, and the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group.

[0349] The term “π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group” as used herein refers to a cyclic group that has three to sixty carbon atoms and does not include *—N═*′ as a ring-forming moiety, and the term “π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group” as used herein refers to a heterocyclic group that has one to sixty carbon atoms and includes *—N═*′ as a ring-forming moiety.

[0350] For example,

[0351] the C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group may be i) group T1 or ii) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T1 are condensed with each other (for example, a cyclopentadiene group, an adamantane group, a norbornane group, a benzene group, a pentalene group, a naphthalene group, an azulene group, an indacene group, an acenaphthylene group, a phenalene group, a phenanthrene group, an anthracene group, a fluoranthene group, a triphenylene group, a pyrene group, a chrysene group, a perylene group, a pentaphene group, a heptalene group, a naphthacene group, a picene group, a hexacene group, a pentacene group, a rubicene group, a coronene group, an ovalene group, an indene group, a fluorene group, a spiro-bifluorene group, a benzofluorene group, an indenophenanthrene group, or an indenoanthracene group),

[0352] the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group may be i) group T2, ii) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T2 are condensed with each other, or iii) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one group T2 and at least one group T1 are condensed with each other (for example, a pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoindole group, a naphthoindole group, an isoindole group, a benzoisoindole group, a naphthoisoindole group, a benzosilole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a benzosilolocarbazole group, a benzoindolocarbazole group, a benzocarbazole group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a benzonaphthothiophene group, a benzonaphthosilole group, a benzofurodibenzofuran group, a benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a benzothienodibenzothiophene group, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a benzoquinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, an imidazotriazine group, an imidazopyrazine group, an imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, etc.),

[0353] the π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group may be i) group T1, ii) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T1 are condensed with each other, iii) group T3, iv) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T3 are condensed with each other, or v) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one group T3 and at least one group T1 are condensed with each other (for example, the C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a 1H-pyrrole group, a silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole group, a thiophene group, a furan group, an indole group, a benzoindole group, a naphthoindole group, an isoindole group, a benzoisoindole group, a naphthoisoindole group, a benzosilole group, a benzothiophene group, a benzofuran group, a carbazole group, a dibenzosilole group, a dibenzothiophene group, a dibenzofuran group, an indenocarbazole group, an indolocarbazole group, a benzofurocarbazole group, a benzothienocarbazole group, a benzosilolocarbazole group, a benzoindolocarbazole group, a benzocarbazole group, a benzonaphthofuran group, a benzonaphthothiophene group, a benzonaphthosilole group, a benzofurodibenzofuran group, a benzofurodibenzothiophene group, a benzothienodibenzothiophene group, etc.),

[0354] the π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group may be i) group T4, ii) a condensed cyclic group in which two or more groups T4 are condensed with each other, iii) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one group T4 and at least one group T1 are condensed with each other, iv) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one group T4 and at least one group T3 are condensed with each other, or v) a condensed cyclic group in which at least one group T4, at least one group T1, and at least one group T3 are condensed with one another (for example, a pyrazole group, an imidazole group, a triazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, a benzopyrazole group, a benzimidazole group, a benzoxazole group, a benzoisoxazole group, a benzothiazole group, a benzoisothiazole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a quinoline group, an isoquinoline group, a benzoquinoline group, a benzoisoquinoline group, a quinoxaline group, a benzoquinoxaline group, a quinazoline group, a benzoquinazoline group, a phenanthroline group, a cinnoline group, a phthalazine group, a naphthyridine group, an imidazopyridine group, an imidazopyrimidine group, an imidazotriazine group, an imidazopyrazine group, an imidazopyridazine group, an azacarbazole group, an azafluorene group, an azadibenzosilole group, an azadibenzothiophene group, an azadibenzofuran group, etc.),

[0355] group T1 may be a cyclopropane group, a cyclobutane group, a cyclopentane group, a cyclohexane group, a cycloheptane group, a cyclooctane group, a cyclobutene group, a cyclopentene group, a cyclopentadiene group, a cyclohexene group, a cyclohexadiene group, a cycloheptene group, an adamantane group, a norbornane (or a bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) group, a norbornene group, a bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane group, a bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane group, a bicyclo[2.2.2]octane group, or a benzene group,

[0356] group T2 may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole group, a silole group, a borole group, a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an azasilole group, an azaborole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, a tetrazine group, a pyrrolidine group, an imidazolidine group, a dihydropyrrole group, a piperidine group, a tetrahydropyridine group, a dihydropyridine group, a hexahydropyrimidine group, a tetrahydropyrimidine group, a dihydropyrimidine group, a piperazine group, a tetrahydropyrazine group, a dihydropyrazine group, a tetrahydropyridazine group, or a dihydropyridazine group,

[0357] group T3 may be a furan group, a thiophene group, a 1H-pyrrole group, a silole group, or a borole group, and

[0358] group T4 may be a 2H-pyrrole group, a 3H-pyrrole group, an imidazole group, a pyrazole group, a triazole group, a tetrazole group, an oxazole group, an isoxazole group, an oxadiazole group, a thiazole group, an isothiazole group, a thiadiazole group, an azasilole group, an azaborole group, a pyridine group, a pyrimidine group, a pyrazine group, a pyridazine group, a triazine group, or a tetrazine group.

[0359] The terms “the cyclic group, the C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, the π electron-rich C.sub.3-C.sub.60 cyclic group, or the π electron-deficient nitrogen-containing C.sub.1-C.sub.60 cyclic group” as used herein refer to a monovalent or polyvalent group (for example, a divalent group, a trivalent group, a tetravalent group, or the like) that is condensed with (e.g., combined together with) a cyclic group. For example, the “benzene group” may be a benzo group, a phenyl group, a phenylene group, and/or the like, which may be easily understood by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the structure of a formula including the “benzene group.”

[0360] In some embodiments, examples of the monovalent C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group and the monovalent C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group may include a C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkyl group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenyl group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroaryl group, a monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and a monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group, and examples of the divalent C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group and the divalent C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group may include a C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkylene group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkylene group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkenylene group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenylene group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroarylene group, a divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group, and/or a divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group.

[0361] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group” as used herein refers to a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon monovalent group that has one to sixty carbon atoms, and specific examples thereof are a methyl group, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, an isopropyl group, an n-butyl group, a sec-butyl group, an isobutyl group, a tert-butyl group, an n-pentyl group, a tert-pentyl group, a neopentyl group, an isopentyl group, a sec-pentyl group, a 3-pentyl group, a sec-isopentyl group, an n-hexyl group, an isohexyl group, a sec-hexyl group, a tert-hexyl group, an n-heptyl group, an isoheptyl group, a sec-heptyl group, a tert-heptyl group, an n-octyl group, an isooctyl group, a sec-octyl group, a tert-octyl group, an n-nonyl group, an isononyl group, a sec-nonyl group, a tert-nonyl group, an n-decyl group, an isodecyl group, a sec-decyl group, and/or a tert-decyl group. The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group.

[0362] The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkyl group, and examples thereof are an ethenyl group, a propenyl group, and/or a butenyl group. The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group.

[0363] The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having at least one carbon-carbon triple bond in the middle or at the terminus of the C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkyl group, and examples thereof are an ethynyl group, a propynyl group, and/or the like. The term “C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group.

[0364] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group represented by —OA.sub.101 (wherein A.sub.101 is the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group), and examples thereof include a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, and/or an isopropyloxy group.

[0365] The term “C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent saturated hydrocarbon cyclic group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and examples thereof are a cyclopropyl group, a cyclobutyl group, a cyclopentyl group, a cyclohexyl group, a cycloheptyl group, a cyclooctyl group, an adamantanyl group, a norbornanyl group (or bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl group), a bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl group, a bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl group, and/or a bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl group. The term “C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkyl group.

[0366] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent cyclic group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms, and specific examples are a 1,2,3,4-oxatriazolidinyl group, a tetrahydrofuranyl group, and/or a tetrahydrothiophenyl group. The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkyl group.

[0367] The term C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group used herein refers to a monovalent cyclic group that has three to ten carbon atoms and at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the ring thereof and no aromaticity, and specific examples thereof are a cyclopentenyl group, a cyclohexenyl group, and/or a cycloheptenyl group. The term “C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.3-C.sub.10 cycloalkenyl group.

[0368] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenyl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent cyclic group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms, and having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in the cyclic structure thereof. Examples of the C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenyl group include a 4,5-dihydro-1,2,3,4-oxatriazolyl group, a 2,3-dihydrofuranyl group, and/or a 2,3-dihydrothiophenyl group. The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the C.sub.1-C.sub.10 heterocycloalkenyl group.

[0369] The term “C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system of 6 to 60 carbon atoms, and the term “C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a carbocyclic aromatic system of 6 to 60 carbon atoms. Examples of the C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group are a phenyl group, a pentalenyl group, a naphthyl group, an azulenyl group, an indacenyl group, an acenaphthyl group, a phenalenyl group, a phenanthrenyl group, an anthracenyl group, a fluoranthenyl group, a triphenylenyl group, a pyrenyl group, a chrysenyl group, a perylenyl group, a pentaphenyl group, a heptalenyl group, a naphthacenyl group, a picenyl group, a hexacenyl group, a pentacenyl group, a rubicenyl group, a coronenyl group, an ovalenyl group, a fluorenyl group, a spiro-bifluorenyl group, and/or a benzofluorenyl group. When the C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group and the C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be condensed with each other.

[0370] The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroaryl group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system of 1 to 60 carbon atoms, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms. The term “C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroarylene group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having a heterocyclic aromatic system of 1 to 60 carbon atoms, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms. Examples of the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroaryl group are a pyridinyl group, a pyrimidinyl group, a pyrazinyl group, a pyridazinyl group, a triazinyl group, a quinolinyl group, a benzoquinolinyl group, an isoquinolinyl group, a benzoisoquinolinyl group, a quinoxalinyl group, a benzoquinoxalinyl group, a quinazolinyl group, a benzoquinazolinyl group, a cinnolinyl group, a phenanthrolinyl group, a phthalazinyl group, a naphthyridinyl group, an azafluorenyl group, a carbazolyl group, an azacarbazolyl group, an indeno carbazolyl group, an indolocarbazolyl group, a benzofurocarbazolyl group, a benzothienocarbazolyl group, a benzosilolocarbazolyl group, a benzoindolocarbazolyl group, and/or a benzocarbazolyl group. When the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroaryl group and the C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heteroarylene group each include two or more rings, the rings may be condensed with each other.

[0371] The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 8 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, only carbon atoms as ring-forming atoms, and no aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group are an indenyl group, an indenophenanthrenyl group, and/or an indeno anthracenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed polycyclic group described above.

[0372] The term “monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a monovalent group (for example, having 1 to 60 carbon atoms) having two or more rings condensed to each other, further including, in addition to carbon atoms, at least one heteroatom, as ring-forming atoms, and having non-aromaticity in its entire molecular structure. Examples of the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group include a pyrrolyl group, a thiophenyl group, a furanyl group, an indolyl group, a benzoindolyl group, a naphtho indolyl group, an isoindolyl group, a benzoisoindolyl group, a naphthoisoindolyl group, a benzosilolyl group, a benzothiophenyl group, a benzofuranyl group, a dibenzosilolyl group, a dibenzothiophenyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, an azadibenzosilolyl group, an azadibenzothiophenyl group, an azadibenzofuranyl group, a pyrazolyl group, an imidazolyl group, a triazolyl group, a tetrazolyl group, an oxazolyl group, an isoxazolyl group, a thiazolyl group, an isothiazolyl group, an oxadiazolyl group, a thiadiazolyl group, a benzopyrazolyl group, a benzimidazolyl group, a benzoxazolyl group, a benzothiazolyl group, a benzoxadiazolyl group, a benzothiadiazolyl group, an imidazopyridinyl group, an imidazopyrimidinyl group, an imidazotriazinyl group, an imidazopyrazinyl group, an imidazopyridazinyl group, a benzonaphthofuranyl group, a benzonaphthothiophenyl group, a benzonaphthosilolyl group, a benzofurodibenzofuranyl group, a benzofurodibenzothiophenyl group, and/or a benzothienodibenzothiophenyl group. The term “divalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group” as used herein refers to a divalent group having the same structure as the monovalent non-aromatic condensed heteropolycyclic group described above.

[0373] The term “C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group” as used herein indicates —OA.sub.102 (wherein A.sub.102 is a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group), and the term “C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group” as used herein indicates —SA.sub.103 (wherein A.sub.103 is a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group).

[0374] The term “C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group” used herein refers to -A.sub.104A.sub.105 (where A.sub.104 may be a C.sub.1-C.sub.54 alkylene group, and A.sub.105 may be a C.sub.6-C.sub.59 aryl group), and the term C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group” used herein refers to -A.sub.106A.sub.107 (where A.sub.106 may be a C.sub.1-C.sub.59 alkylene group, and A.sub.107 may be a C.sub.1-C.sub.59 heteroaryl group).

[0375] The term “R.sub.10a” as used herein refers to:

[0376] deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, or a nitro group,

[0377] a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12)(Q.sub.13), —N(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —B(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), —C(═O)(Q.sub.11), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.11), —P(═O)(Q.sub.11)(Q.sub.12), or one or more combinations thereof,

[0378] a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, —Cl, —Br, —I, a hydroxyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryloxy group, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 arylthio group, a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group, —Si(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22)(Q.sub.23), —N(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —B(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), —C(═O)(Q.sub.21), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.21), —P(═O)(Q.sub.21)(Q.sub.22), or one or more combinations thereof; or

[0379] —Si(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32)(Q.sub.33), —N(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —B(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32), —C(═O)(Q.sub.31), —S(═O).sub.2(Q.sub.31), or —P(═O)(Q.sub.31)(Q.sub.32),

[0380] wherein Q.sub.1 to Q.sub.3, Q.sub.11 to Q.sub.13, Q.sub.21 to Q.sub.23 and Q.sub.31 to Q.sub.33 used herein may each independently be: hydrogen; deuterium; —F; —Cl; —Br; —I; a hydroxyl group; a cyano group; a nitro group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkenyl group; a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 alkynyl group; a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group; a C.sub.3-C.sub.60 carbocyclic group or a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 heterocyclic group, each unsubstituted or substituted with deuterium, —F, a cyano group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.60 alkoxy group, a phenyl group, a biphenyl group, or one or more combinations thereof; a C.sub.7-C.sub.60 aryl alkyl group; or a C.sub.2-C.sub.60 heteroaryl alkyl group.

[0381] The term “heteroatom” as used herein refers to any atom other than a carbon atom. Examples of the heteroatom are O, S, N, P, Si, B, Ge, Se, and one or more combinations thereof.

[0382] The term “third-row transition metal” used herein includes hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), and/or the like.

[0383] “Ph” as used herein refers to a phenyl group, “Me” as used herein refers to a methyl group, “Et” as used herein refers to an ethyl group, “tert-Bu” or “Bu.sup.t” as used herein refers to a tert-butyl group, and “OMe” as used herein refers to a methoxy group.

[0384] The term “biphenyl group” as used herein refers to “a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group.” In other words, the “biphenyl group” is a substituted phenyl group having a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group as a substituent.

[0385] The term “terphenyl group” as used herein refers to “a phenyl group substituted with a biphenyl group”. In other words, the “terphenyl group” is a substituted phenyl group having, as a substituent, a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group substituted with a C.sub.6-C.sub.60 aryl group.

[0386] * and *′ as used herein, unless defined otherwise, each refer to a binding site to a neighboring atom in a corresponding formula or moiety.

[0387] Hereinafter, a compound and light-emitting device according to embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to Examples. The wording “B was used instead of A” used in describing Examples indicates that an identical molar equivalent of B was used in place of A.

EXAMPLES

Examples 1 to 14 and Comparative Examples 1 to 7

[0388] As an anode, a glass substrate with 15 Ωcm.sup.2 (1,200 Å) ITO thereon, which was manufactured by Corning Inc., was cut to a size of 50 mm×50 mm×0.5 mm, and the glass substrate was sonicated by using isopropyl alcohol and pure water for 10 minutes each, and then ultraviolet light was irradiated for 10 minutes thereto and ozone was exposed thereto for cleaning. Then, the resultant glass substrate was loaded onto a vacuum deposition apparatus.

[0389] After m-MTDATA was vacuum-deposited on the ITO anode to form a hole injection layer having a thickness of 40 Å, NPB was vacuum-deposited on the hole injection layer to form a hole transport layer having a thickness of 10 Å.

[0390] The first compound, second compound, and dopant of Table 1 were co-deposited on the hole transport layer to form an emission layer having a thickness of 300 Å. The weight ratio of the first compound and the second compound is 5:5, and the weight of the dopant relative to the total weight of the emission layer is 1% in each device of Examples 1 to 7 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3, and 16% in each device of Examples 8 to 14 and Comparative Examples 4 to 7.

[0391] Subsequently, ET1 was deposited on the emission layer to form an electron transport layer having a thickness of 300 Å, and Al was vacuum-deposited thereon to form an Al electrode having a thickness of 1,200 Å, thereby manufacturing a light-emitting device.

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Evaluation Example

[0392] The luminescence efficiency and lifespan (T90) of the light-emitting devices manufactured according to Examples 1 to 14 and Comparative Examples 1 to 7 were measured using Keithley SMU 236 and luminance meter PR650, and the results are shown in Table 1. In Table 1, the lifespan (T90) is a measure of the time taken for the luminance to reach 90% of the initial luminance.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 First Second Efficiency Lifespan Dopant compound compound (cd/A) (T90)(hr) Example 1 DF10 HT-01 ET-01 21.3 33.1 Example 2 DF10 HT-05 ET-01 21.5 34.8 Example 3 DF10 HT-18 ET-01 24.3 41.3 Example 4 DF10 HT-19 ET-01 25.9 43.5 Example 5 DF10 HT-19 ET-02 22.1 37.9 Example 6 DF10 HT-20 ET-04 23.8 39.1 Example 7 DF10 HT-22 ET-07 23.9 41.1 Example 8 PD40 HT-01 ET-01 24.8 35.9 Example 9 PD40 HT-05 ET-01 21.2 37.2 Example 10 PD40 HT-18 ET-01 25.3 39.9 Example 11 PD40 HT-19 ET-01 24.7 40.1 Example 12 PD40 HT-19 ET-02 28.1 36.9 Example 13 PD40 HT-20 ET-04 23.4 37.9 Example 14 PD40 HT-22 ET-07 26.1 41.2 Comparative DF10 HT-04 — 16.1 8.2 Example 1 Comparative DF10 HT-18 — 20.1 15.4 Example 2 Comparative DF10 — ET-01 11.7 10.7 Example 3 Comparative PD40 HT-04 — 21.2 17.2 Example 4 Comparative PD40 HT-18 — 11.1 15.3 Example 5 Comparative PD40 — ET-01 9.8 10.9 Example 6 Comparative PD40 A B 10.8 21.1 Example 7 [00094]HT-01 [00095]HT-05 [00096]HT-18 [00097]HT-19 [00098]HT-20 [00099]HT-22 [00100]HT-04 [00101]ET-01 [00102]ET-02 [00103]ET-04 [00104]ET-07 [00105]DF10 [00106]PD40 [00107]A [00108]B

[0393] From Table 1, the light-emitting devices of Examples 1 to 14 are identified to have excellent (suitable) luminescence efficiency and better lifespan characteristics compared to those of the light-emitting devices of Comparative Examples 1 to 7.

[0394] The light-emitting device may have excellent (suitable) emission efficiency and a long lifespan, and thus may be used for manufacturing a high-quality electronic apparatus.

[0395] The use of “may” when describing embodiments of the present disclosure refers to “one or more embodiments of the present disclosure.”

[0396] As used herein, the term “substantially,” “about,” and similar terms are used as terms of approximation and not as terms of degree, and are intended to account for the inherent deviations in measured or calculated values that would be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art. “About” or “approximately,” as used herein, is inclusive of the stated value and means within an acceptable range of deviation for the particular value as determined by one of ordinary skill in the art, considering the measurement in question and the error associated with measurement of the particular quantity (i.e., the limitations of the measurement system). For example, “about” may mean within one or more standard deviations, or within ±30%, 20%, 10%, 5% of the stated value.

[0397] Also, any numerical range recited herein is intended to include all sub-ranges of the same numerical precision subsumed within the recited range. For example, a range of “1.0 to 10.0” is intended to include all subranges between (and including) the recited minimum value of 1.0 and the recited maximum value of 10.0, that is, having a minimum value equal to or greater than 1.0 and a maximum value equal to or less than 10.0, such as, for example, 2.4 to 7.6. Any maximum numerical limitation recited herein is intended to include all lower numerical limitations subsumed therein and any minimum numerical limitation recited in this disclosure is intended to include all higher numerical limitations subsumed therein. Accordingly, Applicant reserves the right to amend this disclosure, including the claims, to expressly recite any sub-range subsumed within the ranges expressly recited herein.

[0398] The electronic apparatus or any other relevant devices or components according to embodiments of the present disclosure described herein may be implemented utilizing any suitable hardware, firmware (e.g., an application-specific integrated circuit), software, or a combination of software, firmware, and hardware. For example, the various components of the apparatus may be formed on one integrated circuit (IC) chip or on separate IC chips. Further, the various components of the apparatus may be implemented on a flexible printed circuit film, a tape carrier package (TCP), a printed circuit board (PCB), or formed on one substrate. Further, the various components of the apparatus may be a process or thread, running on one or more processors, in one or more computing devices, executing computer program instructions and interacting with other system components for performing the various functionalities described herein. The computer program instructions are stored in a memory which may be implemented in a computing device using a standard memory device, such as, for example, a random access memory (RAM). The computer program instructions may also be stored in other non-transitory computer readable media such as, for example, a CD-ROM, flash drive, or the like. Also, a person of skill in the art should recognize that the functionality of various computing devices may be combined or integrated into a single computing device, or the functionality of a particular computing device may be distributed across one or more other computing devices without departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0399] It should be understood that embodiments described herein should be considered in a descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Descriptions of features or aspects within each embodiment should typically be considered as available for other similar features or aspects in other embodiments. While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the following claims, and equivalents thereof.