Patents by Inventor Sachiko Kawakami

Sachiko Kawakami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250151601
    Abstract: The heat resistance of an organic semiconductor device including a step of forming an aluminum oxide film over and in contact with an organic semiconductor layer is improved. A heating step is performed after a layer containing an organometallic compound for a mask for an organic semiconductor layer, which is represented by General Formula (G1) below, is provided over the organic semiconductor layer. In General Formula (G1), Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, X represents oxygen or sulfur, M represents a metal, n represents an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5, and n is the same as the valence of the metal M. Note that when n is greater than or equal to 2, a plurality of Ars may be the same or different and Xs may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui YOSHIYASU, Kyoko TAKEDA, Masatoshi TAKABATAKE, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Toshiki SASAKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tomoya AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20250122162
    Abstract: An organic compound that can provide a light-emitting device having a high hole-transport property and high reliability. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) shown below is provided. In General Formula (G1), X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom, each of R1 to R22 independently represents any one of hydrogen, halogen, a nitrile group, an alkenyl group, a vinyl group, an alkynyl group, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an alkylsilyl group having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and a heteroaryl group having 2 to 30 carbon atoms. At least one of R16 to R22 represents a naphthyl group, n represents an integer of 0 to 4, and Ar1 represents a fluorenyl group or a spirofluorenyl group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Masanori TAKEDA, Kazuki KAJIYAMA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tsunenori SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 12279522
    Abstract: To provide a novel photoelectric conversion device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a first unit. The first unit is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first unit contains a first electron-donating material and a first electron-accepting material. The first electron-donating material is a condensed aromatic compound, and the first electron-accepting material has a perylene skeleton and two or more alkyl groups. The alkyl groups each independently have 1 to 13 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kubota, Taisuke Kamada, Yasuhiro Niikura, Ryo Hatsumi, Akio Yamashita, Sachiko Kawakami, Anna Tada, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20250101027
    Abstract: An organic compound with an electron-transport property and low water solubility is provided. An organic compound represented by General Formula (G1-1) below is provided. At least any one of R2 to R9 is a group represented by General Formula (R-1) or (R-2); each of the other groups of R2 to R9 independently represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic secondary amino group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; ?1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; n represents 1 or 2; R11 to R26 each independently represent hydrogen (including deuterium) or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and p and q each independently represent 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yuko KUBOTA, Yui YOSHIYASU, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Shinya FUKUZAKI, Toshiki SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20250084302
    Abstract: An organic compound is represented by General Formula (G1). In the formula, each of R1 to R4 independently represents any of hydrogen (including deuterium), a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and a substituent represented by General Formula (G1-1). Each of R5 to R8 independently represents any of hydrogen (including deuterium), a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and a substituent represented by General Formula (G1-3). At least one of R5 to R8 represents a substituent represented by General Formula (G1-3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Miyako MORIKUBO, Yuki HAYASHI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Takashi SHINGU, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Harue OSAKA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20250089559
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with high resolution and high efficiency is provided. A first electrode, a second electrode, a first EL layer, an intermediate layer, and a second EL layer are provided, the first electrode is positioned to face the second electrode with the intermediate layer therebetween, the first EL layer is positioned between the first electrode and the intermediate layer, the second EL layer is positioned between the intermediate layer and the second electrode, and the intermediate layer contains an organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Toshiki SASAKI, Takeyoshi WATABE, Hiromitsu KIDO, Takuya ISHIMOTO, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Masatoshi TAKABATAKE
  • Publication number: 20250042877
    Abstract: A novel compound, a synthesis method thereof, and an organic device including the novel compound are provided. A compound represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. In General Formula (G1), each of R1, R2, and R5 to R7 independently represents any of hydrogen (including deuterium), an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 60 carbon atoms. R3 represents a condensed ring composed of 4 to 10 rings containing nitrogen as an element forming the ring, and R4 represents any of a substituted or unsubstituted condensed ring having 1 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group with a molecular weight of 78 or more, and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group with a molecular weight of 80 or more. At least one of A1 to A3 represents nitrogen, and each of the others represents substituted carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Yuki HAYASHI, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20250040429
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element with a long lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element with high emission efficiency is provided. A novel organic compound is provided. A novel organic compound having a hole-transport property is provided. A novel hole-transport material is provided. A hole-transport material including an organic compound having a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuran skeleton and a substituted or unsubstituted amine skeleton is provided. A light-emitting element using the hole-transport material is provided. An organic compound in which an amine skeleton including two aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 6 to 60 carbon atoms is bonded to the 6- or 8-position of the benzonaphthofuran skeleton is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Yusuke TAKITA, Satoshi SEO
  • Patent number: 12201018
    Abstract: A novel light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device with a long lifetime is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer. The light-emitting layer is positioned between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron-transport layer. The electron-transport layer is positioned between the light-emitting layer and the cathode. The light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and an emission center substance. The combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound can form an exciplex. The electron-transport layer contains an organic compound represented by General Formula (G1) below. (Note that in General Formula (G1) below, Ar1 represents a benzoquinolyl group or a benzoisoquinolyl group, and Ar2 represents a triphenylenylnaphthylene group or a naphthylenyltriphenylene-diyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko Kawakami, Nozomi Komatsu, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20250017109
    Abstract: A fluorescent light-emitting device using a host material that is less likely to form an oxygen adduct and having a high emission efficiency is provided. In addition, a highly reliable electronic device or light-emitting device is provided. A light-emitting device including at least a light-emitting layer between an anode and a cathode is provided. The light-emitting layer includes a first organic compound that is a light-emitting substance emitting fluorescent light and a second organic compound having a fluoranthene skeleton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Akira NAGASAKA, Yuji IWAKI, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Tatsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Takuya HARUYAMA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20250011286
    Abstract: To provide a light-emitting element having high luminous efficiency and to provide a light-emitting device and an electronic device which consumes low power and is driven at low voltage, a carbazole derivative represented by the general formula (1) is provided. In the formula, ?1, ?2, ?3, and ?4 each represent an arylene group having less than or equal to 13 carbon atoms; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aryl group having less than or equal to 13 carbon atoms; R1 represents any of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group; and R2 represents any of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted biphenyl group. In addition, l, m, and n are each independently 0 or 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Hiroko NOMURA, Harue OSAKA, Takahiro USHIKUBO, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Satoshi SEO, Satoko SHITAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20250008835
    Abstract: A novel organic compound is provided. A novel organic compound having a hole-transport property is provided. A novel hole-transport material is provided. A novel light-emitting element is provided. A light-emitting element with a favorable lifetime is provided. A light-emitting element with favorable emission efficiency is provided. An organic compound having a substituted or unsubstituted benzonaphthofuran skeleton, a substituted or unsubstituted carbazole skeleton, and a substituted or unsubstituted amine skeleton is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting element that uses the hole-transport material is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Rina SHIMAZAKI, Takumu OKUYAMA, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20250008832
    Abstract: A method for removing oxygen from an oxygen adduct of anthracene, which is generated by irradiation with ultraviolet rays, is provided. Alternatively a method for manufacturing an electronic device or a display device with favorable reliability is provided. A method for manufacturing an electronic device, including a step of irradiating a layer including an organic compound including an anthracene structure with ultraviolet rays at an energy density higher than or equal to 1 mJ/cm2 and lower than or equal to 1000 mJ/cm2 in an atmosphere where oxygen exists and a step of performing heating at a temperature higher than or equal to 80° C. in an atmosphere with an oxygen concentration lower than or equal to 300 ppm is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hayato YAMAWAKI, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Eriko AOYAMA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA
  • Publication number: 20240409808
    Abstract: To provide a novel organic compound that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable. General Formula (G2), X represents a sulfur atom or an oxygen atom; R1, R2, R6 to R9, R20 to R26, R30 to R34, R40 to R43, R103 to R105, R135, and R136 each independently represent hydrogen (including deuterium), a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzothiophenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzofuranyl group; n represents an integer of 1 to 4, when n is 2 or more, two or more R40s may be the same as or different from each other, and the same applies to two or more R41s to R43s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Kazuki KAJIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240415012
    Abstract: A novel and highly convenient, useful, or reliable material for a photoelectric conversion device is provided. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer is held between the first electrode and the second electrode; the second layer is held between the second electrode and the first layer; the third layer is held between the second electrode and the second layer; and the third layer has higher electron mobility than the first layer. The material is used in the second layer, the material contains an anthracene skeleton, and the anthracene skeleton is bonded to a diarylamino group, a diheteroarylamino group, or an arylheteroarylamino group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Daisuke KUBOTA, Kazuya SUGIMOTO, Akio YAMASHITA, Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA
  • Publication number: 20240397818
    Abstract: A novel mixed material for a light-emitting device with improved heat resistance is provided. The mixed material for a light-emitting device includes a first heteroaromatic compound and a second heteroaromatic compound. The first heteroaromatic compound includes a first heteroaromatic ring. The first heteroaromatic ring includes a ring including two or more nitrogen atoms and any one of a benzene ring and a pyridine ring or a ring including a diazine ring or a triazine ring. The second heteroaromatic compound includes a second heteroaromatic ring. The second heteroaromatic ring includes a ring including two or more nitrogen atoms and any one of a benzene ring and a pyridine ring or a ring including a diazine ring or a triazine ring. A structure of the first heteroaromatic ring is different from a structure of the second heteroaromatic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yui YOSHIYASU, Naoaki Hashimoto, Tatsuyoshi Takahashi, Sachiko Kawakami, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20240391939
    Abstract: An increase in the voltage of an organic semiconductor device including a step of forming an aluminum oxide film over and in contact with an organic semiconductor layer is inhibited. A layer containing an organometallic compound for a mask for an organic semiconductor layer, which is represented by General Formula (G1) below, is provided between the organic semiconductor layer and the aluminum oxide film. In General Formula (G1), Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, X represents oxygen or sulfur, M represents a metal, n represents an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to 5, and n is the same as the valence of the metal M. Note that when n is greater than or equal to 2, a plurality of Ars may be the same or different and Xs may be the same or different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kyoko TAKEDA, Masatoshi TAKABATAKE, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Yui YOSHIYASU, Tsunenori SUZUKI, Toshiki SASAKI, Naoaki HASHIMOTO, Tomoya AOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240357929
    Abstract: A novel photoelectric conversion device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. A photoelectric conversion device (550S) includes a first electrode (551S), a second electrode (552S), and a unit (103S); the unit (103S) is interposed between the first electrode (551S) and the second electrode (552S); the unit (103S) includes a first layer (113) and a second layer (114S); and the first layer (113) is interposed between the second electrode (552S) and the second layer (114S). The first layer (113) contains a first organic compound ETM, the first organic compound ETM has an electron-transport property, and the first organic compound ETM has a LUMO level in a first level LUMO1. The second layer (114S) contains a second organic compound CTM, the second organic compound CTM emits delayed fluorescent light at room temperature, and the second organic compound CTM has a LUMO level in a second level LUMO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro NIIKURA, Daisuke KUBOTA, Taisuke KAMADA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Anna TADA, Satoshi SEO
  • Publication number: 20240349603
    Abstract: A light-emitting device with high efficiency and high reliability. The light-emitting device includes an organic compound layer between a first electrode and a second electrode. The organic compound layer includes a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, and an intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is positioned between the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit. The intermediate layer includes an organic compound. A peak current of electron oxidation is detected and a peak current of electron reduction is not detected in the case where the organic compound is measured by CV at a scan rate greater than or equal to 1 V/s and less than or equal to 100 V/s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Eriko AOYAMA, Hayato YAMAWAKI, Hiromi SEO, Toshiki SASAKI, Akira NAGASAKA, Nobuharu OHSAWA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI, Harue OSAKA
  • Publication number: 20240341171
    Abstract: A novel light-receiving device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. A light-receiving device including a light-receiving layer (203) between a pair of electrodes (201, 202) is provided. The light-receiving layer 203 includes an active layer. The active layer includes a first organic compound. An SP value of the first organic compound is greater than or equal to 9.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2] and less than or equal to 11.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2]. Alternatively, a light-receiving device including a light-receiving layer (203) between a pair of electrodes (201, 202) is provided. The light-receiving layer (203) includes an active layer. The active layer includes a first organic compound. An absolute value of a difference in an SP value between the first organic compound and an oxygen-containing solvent except for alcohol is less than or equal to 1.0 [(cal/cm3)1/2].
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Ryo NARUKAWA, Hideko YOSHIZUMI, Anna TADA, Kazuki KAJIYAMA, Sachiko KAWAKAMI