IP Library Granted Patent US 9,985,221
Granted Patent B2
US 9,985,221 · App. 14/807,426 · Granted May 29, 2018

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, lighting device, and organic compound

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Takao Hamada (Kanagawa, JP); Tatsuyoshi Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP); Yasushi Kitano (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroki Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Hideko Inoue (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0072C07D403/14H01L51/006H01L51/0061H01L51/0085Y02P20/582
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Patent No.
US 9,985,221
App. No.
14/807,426
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a light-emitting element with an improved reliability, a light-emitting element with a high current efficiency (or a high quantum efficiency), and a novel dibenzo[f,h]quinoxaline derivative that is favorably used in a light-emitting element which is one embodiment of the present invention. A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between an anode and a cathode. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer; the light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property and a hole-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting substance; the combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex; the HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound; and a difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.4 eV.

Claims (49)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

an EL layer between an anode and a cathode,

wherein the EL layer includes a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property and a hole-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting substance,

wherein a combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex,

wherein a HOMO level of the first organic compound is lower than a HOMO level of the second organic compound, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the first organic compound and the HOMO level of the second organic compound is less than or equal to 0.4 eV.

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

wherein the first organic compound includes a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring and a carbazole skeleton and does not include a triarylamine skeleton.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound.

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

wherein the EL layer includes a hole-transport layer, the hole-transport layer being in contact with the light-emitting layer and containing a third organic compound having a hole-transport property, and

wherein a HOMO level of the third organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound.

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

wherein the first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0),

wherein A represents a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxalinyl group; R 1 to R 15 represent independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms; and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms or a single bond.

6. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a housing.

7. An electronic device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 6 ; and

a connection terminal or an operation key.

8. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a housing.

9. A light-emitting element comprising:

an EL layer between an anode and a cathode,

wherein the EL layer includes a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer contains a first organic compound having an electron-transport property and a hole-transport property, a second organic compound having a hole-transport property, and a light-emitting substance,

wherein a combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex,

wherein the first organic compound includes a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring and a bicarbazole skeleton and does not include a triarylamine skeleton, and

wherein the second organic compound includes a triarylamine skeleton.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the bicarbazole skeleton is a 3,3′-bicarbazole skeleton or a 2,3′-bicarbazole skeleton.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 , wherein the light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the EL layer includes a hole-transport layer, the hole-transport layer being in contact with the light-emitting layer and containing a third organic compound having a hole-transport property, and

wherein a HOMO level of the third organic compound is lower than the HOMO level of the second organic compound.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the first organic compound is represented by a general formula (G0),

wherein A represents a dibenzo[f,h]quinoxalinyl group; R 1 to R 15 represent independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group having 5 to 7 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms; and Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms or a single bond.

14. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 9 ; and

a housing.

15. An electronic device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 14 ; and

a connection terminal or an operation key.

16. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 9 ; and

a housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2015
From: SEO, SATOSHI; HAMADA, TAKAO; TAKAHASHI, TATSUYOSHI; KITANO, YASUSHI; SUZUKI, HIROKI; INOUE, HIDEKO
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036166/0671 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-151493 · Jul 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160028022A1 · Jan 28, 2016