Novel polymers having a hole transport ability were prepared by condensation polymerization of N,N‘-diphenyl-N,N‘-bis(4-methylphenyl)-(1,1‘-biphenyl)-4,4‘-diamine (TPD) and paraformaldehyde
(FA) or benzaldehyde (BzA). From NMR spectra, it is revealed that addition condensation reactions
occurred exclusively at the para positions of TPD. TPD−FA polymer was linked not only by a methylene
linkage but also by a methylene ether linkage, while TPD−BzA polymer was only linked by a methine
linkage. The glass transition temperatures of TPD−FA and TPD−BzA were 183 and 239 °C, respectively.
The drift mobility of TPD−BzA measured by a standard time-of-flight (TOF) method was found to be on
the order of 10-5 and 10-6 cm2/(V s). The multilayer EL devices were fabricated using TPD−FA and
TPD−BzA polymers as a hole transport layer and Alq as an electron transport emitting layer. In both
devices, the initial driving voltage is about 4 V, and the maximum luminance is above 10 000 cd/m2 at 14
V. It is expected that these polymers can be used as a hole transport material in the EL device.