IP Library Granted Patent US 10,818,861
Granted Patent B2
US 10,818,861 · App. 15/454,260 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

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

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Sagamihara, JP); Hiromi Seo (Sagamihara, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/504H01L27/3211H01L27/3244H01L51/5004H01L51/5016H01L51/5028H01L51/5056H01L51/5072H01L51/5088H01L51/5092H01L51/5206H01L51/5221H01L51/5231H01L51/006H01L51/0052H01L51/0058H01L51/0061H01L51/0072H01L51/0074H01L51/0085H01L2251/308H01L2251/5384H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 10,818,861
App. No.
15/454,260
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting layer, which is a stack of a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer, is provided between an anode and a cathode. The first light-emitting layer is formed on the anode side and contains a first light-emitting substance converting triplet excitation energy into light emission, a first organic compound having an electron-transport property, and a second organic compound having a hole-transport property. The second light-emitting layer contains a second light-emitting substance converting triplet excitation energy into light emission, the first organic compound, and a third organic compound having a hole-transport property. The second organic compound has a lower HOMO level than the third organic compound. The first light-emitting substance emits light with a wavelength shorter than that of light emitted from the second light-emitting substance. The first and the second organic compounds form an exciplex. The first and the third organic compounds form an exciplex.

Claims (57)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode and a cathode;

a first light-emitting layer over the anode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first light-emitting substance, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound; and

a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second light-emitting substance, the first organic compound, and a third organic compound,

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

wherein the first organic compound and the second organic compound form an exciplex, and

wherein an energy of the exciplex is transferred from a singlet state to the first light-emitting substance.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein an emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band having the longest wavelength of the first light-emitting substance.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is in contact with the second light-emitting layer.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the second light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

6. A light-emitting device comprising:

a transistor over a substrate; and

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 over the transistor.

7. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode and a cathode;

a first light-emitting layer over the anode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first light-emitting substance, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound; and

a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second light-emitting substance, the first organic compound, and a third organic compound,

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

wherein the first organic compound and the third organic compound form an exciplex, and

wherein an energy of the exciplex is transferred from a singlet state to the second light-emitting substance.

8. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein an emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band having the longest wavelength of the second light-emitting substance.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is in contact with the second light-emitting layer.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein the first light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 7 , wherein the second light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

12. A light-emitting device comprising:

a transistor over a substrate; and

the light-emitting element according to claim 7 over the transistor.

13. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode and a cathode;

a first light-emitting layer over the anode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first light-emitting substance and a first organic compound; and

a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second light-emitting substance, the first organic compound, and a second organic compound,

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

wherein the first organic compound and the second organic compound form an exciplex.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 , wherein an emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band having the longest wavelength of the second light-emitting substance.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is in contact with the second light-emitting layer.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 , wherein the first light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 , wherein the second light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

18. A light-emitting device comprising:

a transistor over a substrate; and

the light-emitting element according to claim 13 over the transistor.

19. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode and a cathode;

a first light-emitting layer over the anode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first light-emitting substance, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound; and

a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second light-emitting substance, the first organic compound, and a third organic compound,

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

wherein the first organic compound and the second organic compound form a first exciplex,

wherein the first organic compound and the third organic compound form a second exciplex,

wherein an energy of the first exciplex is transferred from a singlet state to the first light-emitting substance, and

wherein an energy of the second exciplex is transferred from a singlet state to the second light-emitting substance.

20. The light-emitting element according to claim 19 , wherein an emission spectrum of the first exciplex overlaps with an absorption band having the longest wavelength of the first light-emitting substance.

21. The light-emitting element according to claim 19 , wherein the first light-emitting layer is in contact with the second light-emitting layer.

22. The light-emitting element according to claim 19 , wherein the first light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

23. The light-emitting element according to claim 19 , wherein the second light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent compound or a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material.

24. A light-emitting device comprising:

a transistor over a substrate; and

the light-emitting element according to claim 19 over the transistor.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2012-091533 · Apr 13, 2012 · national
JP 2012-225061 · Oct 10, 2012 · national
JP 2013-047830 · Mar 11, 2013 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14730868 · Jun 4, 2015
Continuation 13850534 · Mar 26, 2013
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