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Granted Patent B2
US 9,209,426 · App. 14/453,889 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Light-emitting element, display module, lighting module, light-emitting device, display device, electronic device, and lighting device

Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki (Yokohama, JP); Toshiki Sasaki (Isehara, JP); Riho Kataishi (Isehara, JP); Satoshi Seo (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/529H01L51/006H01L51/0052H01L51/0054H01L51/0058H01L51/0072H01L51/0073H01L51/0074H01L51/0085H01L51/5016
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Patent No.
US 9,209,426
App. No.
14/453,889
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting element with improved heat resistance is provided without losing its advantages such as thinness, lightness, and low power consumption. A light-emitting element is provided which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the EL layer includes a layer containing a condensed aromatic compound or a condensed heteroaromatic compound, and a layer containing 2,9-bis(naphthalen-2-yl)-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (abbreviation: NBPhen) in contact with the layer containing the condensed aromatic compound or the condensed heteroaromatic compound.

Claims (47)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the EL layer comprising:

a first layer comprising one of a condensed aromatic compound and a condensed heteroaromatic compound; and

a second layer comprising NBPhen, the second layer in contact with the first layer,

wherein the condensed heteroaromatic compound is different from NBPhen.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the condensed heteroaromatic compound comprises a condensed ring skeleton, and

wherein the condensed ring skeleton includes two nitrogen atoms.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting element is capable of emitting phosphorescent light.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer further comprises an iridium complex.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a part of the first layer comprises an iridium complex.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer comprises chlorine at 1.0×10 −2 g/kg or less.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second layer comprises an impurity at 1.7×10 −1 g/kg or less, and

wherein the impurity is a chlorine mono-substituted derivative of NBPhen.

8. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

9. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

10. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 1 .

11. A light-emitting element comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an EL layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the EL layer comprising:

a first layer comprising one of a condensed aromatic compound and a condensed heteroaromatic compound; and

a second layer comprising NBPhen, the second layer in contact with the first layer,

wherein each of the condensed aromatic compound and the condensed heteroaromatic compound comprises a condensed ring skeleton including three or more rings, and

wherein the condensed heteroaromatic compound is different from NBPhen.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the condensed ring skeleton includes two nitrogen atoms.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the light-emitting element is capable of emitting phosphorescent light.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the first layer further comprises an iridium complex.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein a part of the first layer comprises an iridium complex.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the second layer comprises chlorine at 1.0×10 −2 g/kg or less.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 ,

wherein the second layer comprises an impurity at 1.7×10 −1 g/kg or less, and

wherein the impurity is a chlorine mono-substituted derivative of NBPhen.

18. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 11 ; and

a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

19. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 11 ; and

a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

20. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2014
From: SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; SASAKI, TOSHIKI; KATAISHI, RIHO; SEO, SATOSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033486/0066 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-166870 · Aug 9, 2013 · national
JP 2013-269839 · Dec 26, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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