IP Library Granted Patent US 8,017,252
Granted Patent B2
US 8,017,252 · App. 11/452,979 · Granted Sep 13, 2011

Light emitting device and electronic appliance using the same

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,017,252
App. No.
11/452,979
Granted
Sep 13, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device comprises a pair of electrodes and a mixed layer provided between the pair of electrodes. The mixed layer contains an organic compound which contains no nitrogen atoms, i.e., an organic compound which dose not have an arylamine skeleton, and a metal oxide. As the organic compound, an aromatic hydrocarbon having an anthracene skeleton is preferably used. As such an aromatic hydrocarbon, t-BuDNA, DPAnth, DPPA, DNA, DMNA, t-BuDBA, and the like are listed. As the metal oxide, molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide, and the like are preferably used. Further, the mixed layer preferably shows absorbance per 1 μm of 1 or less or does not show a distinct absorption peak in a spectrum of 450 to 650 nm when an absorption spectrum is measured.

Claims (40)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a mixed layer over and in contact with the first electrode;

a hole-transporting layer over and in contact with the mixed layer;

a light emitting layer over and in contact with the hole-transporting layer; and

a second electrode over the light emitting layer,

wherein the mixed layer consists essentially of an aromatic hydrocarbon and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, ruthenium oxide, and rhenium oxide,

wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon is an anthracene derivative, and

wherein the hole-transporting layer contains an aromatic amine.

2. A light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon has 14 to 60 carbon atoms.

3. A light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a mixed layer over and in contact with the first electrode;

a hole-transporting layer over and in contact with the mixed layer,

a light emitting layer over and in contact with the hole-transporting layer; and

a second electrode over the light emitting layer,

wherein the mixed layer consists essentially of an aromatic hydrocarbon and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, ruthenium oxide, and rhenium oxide,

wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon is an anthracene derivative, and

wherein the anthracene derivative is any one of 2-tert-butyl-9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene; 9,10-di(naphthalen-1-yl)-2-tert-butyl anthracene; anthracene; 9,10-diphenylanthracene; 9,10-bis(3,5-diphenylphenyl)anthracene; 9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene; 2-tert-butylanthracene; 9,10-di(4-methylnaphthalen-1-yl)anthracene; 9,10-bis[2-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]anthracene; 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl-9,10-di(naphthalen-1-yl)anthracene; 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl-9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene; bianthryl; 10,10′-di(2-phenylphenyl)-9,9′-bianthryl; 10,10′-bis[(2,3,4,5,6-pentaphenyl)phenyl]-9,9′-bianthryl; and 9,10-di(4-phenylphenyl)-2-tert-butylanthracene, and

wherein the hole-transporting layer contains an aromatic amine.

4. A light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the hole-transporting layer includes any one of 4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl; 4,4′-bis[N-(3-methylphenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl; 1,3,5-tris[N,N-di(m-tolyl)amino]benzene; 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine; 2,3-bis(4-diphenylaminophenyl)quinoxaline; and 2,3-bis{4-[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]phenyl}-dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline.

5. An electronic appliance comprising the light emitting device according to claim 1 .

6. A light emitting device comprising:

a first electrode;

a mixed layer over and in contact with the first electrode;

a hole-transporting layer over and in contact with the mixed layer,

a light emitting layer over and in contact with the hole-transporting layer; and

a second electrode over the light emitting layer,

wherein the mixed layer consists essentially of an aromatic hydrocarbon and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of molybdenum oxide and ruthenium oxide,

wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon is an anthracene derivative, and

wherein the hole-transporting layer contains an aromatic amine.

7. A light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein the aromatic hydrocarbon has 14 to 60 carbon atoms.

8. A light emitting device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the anthracene derivative is any one of 2-tert-butyl-9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene; 9,10-di(naphthalen-1-yl)-2-tert-butyl anthracene; anthracene; 9,10-diphenylanthracene; 9,10-bis(3,5-diphenylphenyl)anthracene; 9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene; 2-tert-butylanthracene; 9,10-di(4-methylnaphthalen-1-yl)anthracene; 9,10-bis[2-(naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]anthracene; 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl-9,10-di(naphthalen-1-yl)anthracene; 2,3,6,7-tetramethyl-9,10-di(naphthalen-2-yl)anthracene; bianthryl; 10,10′-di(2-phenylphenyl)-9,9′-bianthryl; 10,10′-bis[(2,3,4,5,6-pentaphenyl)phenyl]-9,9′-bianthryl; and 9,10-di(4-phenylphenyl)-2-tert-butylanthracene.

9. A light emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein the hole-transporting layer includes any one of 4,4′-bis[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl; 4,4′-bis[N-(3-methylphenyl)-N-phenylamino]biphenyl; 1,3,5-tris[N,N-di(m-tolyl)amino]benzene; 4,4′,4″-tris(N-carbazolyl)triphenylamine; 2,3-bis(4-diphenylaminophenyl)quinoxaline; and 2,3-bis{4-[N-(1-naphthyl)-N-phenylamino]phenyl}-dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline.

10. An electronic appliance comprising the light emitting device according to claim 6 .

11. A light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the anthracene derivative does not have an arylamine skeleton.

12. A lighting device comprising the light emitting device according to claim 1 .

13. A lighting device comprising the light emitting device according to claim 3 .

14. A lighting device comprising the light emitting device according to claim 6 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2006
From: IWAKI, YUJI; SEO, SATOSHI; KAWAKAMI, TAKAHIRO; IKEDA, HISAO; SAKATA, JUNICHIRO; AOYAMA, TOMOYA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2005-181806 · Jun 22, 2005 · national
JP 2005-213708 · Jul 25, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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