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Granted Patent B2
US 10,862,058 · App. 16/269,114 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

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

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Nobuharu Ohsawa (Kanagawa, JP); Takeyoshi Watabe (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5016H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L51/5028H01L27/3209H01L51/006H01L51/0054H01L51/0058H01L51/0067H01L51/0072H01L51/0074H01L51/5278H01L2251/5376H01L2251/5384
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Patent No.
US 10,862,058
App. No.
16/269,114
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting element including a fluorescence-emitting material with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature. The guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence. A HOMO level of the first organic compound higher than or equal to a HOMO level of the second organic compound. A LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than or equal to a LUMO level of the second organic compound.

Claims (62)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

an EL layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer having a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material,

wherein the first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature,

wherein the guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence,

wherein a HOMO level of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to a HOMO level of the second organic compound,

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

wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the second organic compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the guest material.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a singlet excitation energy level of the first organic compound and a triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.2 eV.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the guest material emits light.

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

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

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

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

wherein the first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton,

wherein the first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of an acridine skeleton, a phenoxazine skeleton, or a 3-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazole-3-yl)-9H-carbazole skeleton,

wherein the second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a pyridine skeleton or a diazine skeleton, and

wherein the second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, a fluorine skeleton, and a pyrrole skeleton.

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

wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the first organic compound is from 1:0.05 to 1:0.5, and

wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the guest material is from 1:0.001 to 1:0.01.

7. A display device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

a color filter, a sealant, or a transistor.

8. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 7 , and

a housing or a function of a touch sensor.

9. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 , and

a housing or a function of a touch sensor.

10. A light-emitting element comprising:

a pair of electrodes; and

an EL layer between the pair of electrodes,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer having a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material,

wherein the first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature,

wherein the guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence,

wherein an oxidation potential of the first organic compound is lower than or equal to an oxidation potential of the second organic compound,

wherein a reduction potential of the first organic compound is higher than or equal to a reduction of the second organic compound, and

wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the second organic compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the guest material.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein a difference between a singlet excitation energy level of the first organic compound and a triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.2 eV.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein the guest material emits light.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 ,

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

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

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

wherein the first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton,

wherein the first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of an acridine skeleton, a phenoxazine skeleton, or a 3-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazole-3-yl)-9H-carbazole skeleton,

wherein the second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a pyridine skeleton or a diazine skeleton, and

wherein the second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, a fluorine skeleton, and a pyrrole skeleton.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 ,

wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the first organic compound is from 1:0.05 to 1:0.5, and

wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the guest material is from 1:0.001 to 1:0.01.

16. A display device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 10 ; and

a color filter, a sealant, or a transistor.

17. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 16 , and

a housing or a function of a touch sensor.

18. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 10 , and

a housing or a function of a touch sensor.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-200355 · Sep 30, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14868724 · Sep 29, 2015
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