IP Library Granted Patent US 10,644,254
Granted Patent B2
US 10,644,254 · App. 15/946,094 · Granted May 5, 2020

Light-emitting element

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Hiromi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Tatsuyoshi Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5016C09K11/02C09K11/06H01L51/006H01L51/0051H01L51/0054H01L51/0061H01L51/0072H01L51/0074H01L51/0079H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L51/5072C09K2211/1007C09K2211/1011C09K2211/1014C09K2211/1029C09K2211/1044C09K2211/1092H01L51/0052H01L51/0056H01L51/0067H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 10,644,254
App. No.
15/946,094
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a light-emitting element which uses a fluorescent material as a light-emitting substance and has higher luminous efficiency. To provide a light-emitting element which includes a mixture of a thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance and a fluorescent material. By making the emission spectrum of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance overlap with an absorption band on the longest wavelength side in absorption by the fluorescent material in an S 1 level of the fluorescent material, energy at an S 1 level of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance can be transferred to the S 1 of the fluorescent material. Alternatively, it is also possible that the S 1 of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance is generated from part of the energy of a T 1 level of the thermally activated delayed fluorescent substance, and is transferred to the S 1 of the fluorescent material.

Claims (80)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

an electroluminescent (EL) layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises an organic compound and a fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),

wherein an emission spectrum of the organic compound overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of the fluorescent material, and

wherein the organic compound is configured to exhibit reverse intersystem crossing.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein, in the organic compound, an energy difference between levels of a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state is 0.2 eV or less.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein energy is transferred from a level of a singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the organic compound generates a singlet excited state from a triplet excited state, and

wherein energy is transferred from a level of the singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the EL layer is 5 wt % or less.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein an energy difference between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound is 0.2 eV or less.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound and a peak wavelength of light emission of the fluorescent material is 30 nm or less.

8. A light-emitting element comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

an electroluminescent (EL) layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises an organic compound and a fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),

wherein an emission spectrum of the organic compound overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of the fluorescent material, and

wherein the organic compound comprises a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring and a π-electron rich heteroaromatic ring.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein, in the organic compound, an energy difference between levels of a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state is 0.2 eV or less.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein energy is transferred from a level of a singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein the organic compound generates a singlet excited state from a triplet excited state, and

wherein energy is transferred from a level of the singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the EL layer is 5 wt % or less.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein a difference in energy between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound is 0.2 eV or less.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein a distance between a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound and a peak wavelength of light emission of the fluorescent material is 30 nm or less.

15. A light-emitting element comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

an electroluminescent (EL) layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises an organic compound and a fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),

wherein an emission spectrum of the organic compound overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of the fluorescent material, and

wherein the organic compound comprises a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring and an aromatic amine skeleton.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein, in the organic compound, an energy difference between levels of a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state is 0.2 eV or less.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein energy is transferred from a level of a singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

18. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein the organic compound generates a singlet excited state from a triplet excited state, and

wherein energy is transferred from a level of the singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

19. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the EL layer is 5 wt % or less.

20. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein an energy difference between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound is 0.2 eV or less.

21. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein a distance between a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound and a peak wavelength of light emission of the fluorescent material is 30 nm or less.

22. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting layer comprising a thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) substance and a fluorescent material,

wherein an emission spectrum of the TADF substance overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of an absorption spectrum of the fluorescent material, and

wherein an energy difference between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the TADF substance is 0.2 eV or less.

23. The light-emitting device according to claim 22 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the light-emitting layer is 5 wt % or less.

24. A light-emitting device comprising:

a pair of electrodes over a substrate; and

an electroluminescent (EL) layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises an organic compound and a fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),

wherein an emission spectrum of the organic compound overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of the fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound is configured to exhibit reverse intersystem crossing, and

wherein an energy difference between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound is 0.2 eV or less.

25. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein, in the organic compound, an energy difference between levels of a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state is 0.2 eV or less.

26. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein energy is transferred from a level of a singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

27. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein the organic compound generates a singlet excited state from a triplet excited state, and

wherein energy is transferred from a level of the singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

28. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the EL layer is 5 wt % or less.

29. The light-emitting device according to claim 24 , wherein a distance between a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound and a peak wavelength of light emission of the fluorescent material is 30 nm or less.

30. A light-emitting device comprising:

a pair of electrodes over a substrate; and

an electroluminescent (EL) layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises an organic compound and a fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound exhibits thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF),

wherein an emission spectrum of the organic compound overlaps with the longest-wavelength absorption band of the fluorescent material,

wherein the organic compound comprises a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring and a π-electron rich heteroaromatic ring, and

wherein an energy difference between a peak wavelength of the lowest-energy absorption band of the fluorescent material and a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound is 0.2 eV or less.

31. The light-emitting device according to claim 30 , wherein, in the organic compound, an energy difference between levels of a triplet excited state and a singlet excited state is 0.2 eV or less.

32. The light-emitting device according to claim 30 , wherein energy is transferred from a level of a singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

33. The light-emitting device according to claim 30 , wherein the organic compound generates a singlet excited state from a triplet excited state, and

wherein energy is transferred from a level of the singlet excited state of the organic compound to a level of a singlet excited state of the fluorescent material.

34. The light-emitting device according to claim 30 , wherein a concentration of the fluorescent material in the EL layer is 5 wt % or less.

35. The light-emitting device according to claim 30 , wherein a distance between a peak wavelength of light emission of the organic compound and a peak wavelength of light emission of the fluorescent material is 30 nm or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 3, 2018
From: SEO, SATOSHI; SEO, HIROMI; TAKAHASHI, TATSUYOSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047051/0495 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-172830 · Aug 3, 2012 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15412515 · Jan 23, 2017
Continuation 15051910 · Feb 24, 2016
Continuation 13957612 · Aug 2, 2013
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