Light emitting device
A light emitting device having an anode, a cathode, a first organic layer and a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode is provided. The first organic layer is a layer containing a light emitting material represented by the formula (T) and the second organic layer is a layer containing a crosslinked body of a polymer compound containing a crosslink constitutional unit wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification:
1. A light emitting device having an anode, a cathode, a first organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and a second organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein
said first organic layer is a layer containing a light emitting material represented by the formula (T), said first organic layer is a layer not containing a phosphorescent metal complex, and
said second organic layer is a layer containing a crosslinked body of a polymer compound containing a crosslink constitutional unit:
wherein,
n T1 represents an integer of 0 or more and 5 or less, when a plurality of n T1 are present, they may be the same or different,
n T2 represents an integer of 1 or more and 10 or less,
Ar T1 is a single-ring or condensed-ring monovalent hetero ring group containing a nitrogen atom having no double bond as a ring constituent atom and not containing a nitrogen atom having a double bond as a ring constituent atom, and the group optionally has a substituent, when a plurality of such substituents are present, they may be combined together to form a ring together with atoms to which they are attached, when a plurality of Ar T1 are present, they may be the same or different,
L T1 represents an alkylene group, a cycloalkylene group, an arylene group, a divalent hetero ring group, a group represented by —N(R T1 ′)—, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and these groups optionally have a substituent, R T1 ′ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a monovalent hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, when a plurality of L T1 are present, they may be the same or different,
Ar T2 is a single-ring or condensed-ring hetero ring group containing a nitrogen atom having a double bond as a ring constituent atom, and the group optionally has a substituent, and when a plurality of such substituents are present, they may be combined together to form a ring together with atoms to which they are attached,
wherein said crosslink constitutional unit is a constitutional unit having at least one crosslink group represented by formula (XL-17):
wherein *1 represents a binding position, and this crosslink group optionally has a substituent.
2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said crosslink constitutional unit is a constitutional unit represented by the formula (2) or a constitutional unit represented by the formula (2′):
wherein said crosslink constitutional unit is a constitutional unit represented by the formula (2) or a constitutional unit represented by the formula (2′):
wherein,
nA represents an integer of 0 to 5, and n represents 1 or 2, when a plurality of nA are present, they may be the same or different,
Ar 3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or a hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent,
L A represents an alkylene group, a cycloalkylene group, an arylene group, a divalent hetero ring group, a group represented by —N(R′)—, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and these groups optionally have a substituent, R′ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a monovalent hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, when a plurality of L A are present, they may be the same or different,
X represents the crosslink group represented by the formula (XL-17),
wherein,
mA represents an integer of 0 to 5, m represents an integer of 1 to 4, and c represents an integer of 0 or 1, when a plurality of mA are present, they may be the same or different,
Ar 5 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group, a hetero ring group or a group in which at least one aromatic hydrocarbon ring and at least one hetero ring are bonded directly, and these groups optionally have a substituent,
Ar 4 and Ar 6 each independently represent an arylene group or a divalent hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent,
Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 each may be bonded directly or bonded via an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom to a group other than this group, bonded to a nitrogen atom to which the group is attached, to form a ring,
K A represents an alkylene group, a cycloalkylene group, an arylene group, a divalent hetero ring group, a group represented by —N(R′)—, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, and these groups optionally have a substituent, R′ represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a monovalent hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, when a plurality of K A are present, they may be the same or different,
X′ represents the crosslink group represented by the formula (XL-17), a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or a monovalent hetero ring group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, when a plurality of X′ are present, they may be the same or different, however, at least one X′ is the crosslink group represented by the formula (XL-17).
3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said Ar T1 is a group represented by the formula (T1-1):
wherein,
the ring R T1 and the ring R T2 each independently represent an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or a hetero ring not containing a nitrogen atom having a double bond as a ring constituent atom, and these rings optionally have a substituent, when a plurality of such substituents are present, they may be combined together to form a ring together with atoms to which they are attached,
X T1 represents a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group represented by —N(R XT1 )— or a group represented by —C(R XT1 ′) 2 —, R XT1 and R XT1 ′ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a monovalent hetero ring group, a substituted amino group, a halogen atom or a cyano group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, a plurality of R XT1 ′ may be the same or different and may be combined together to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which they are attached,
R XT1 and a substituent which the ring R T1 optionally has, R XT1 and a substituent which the ring R T2 optionally has, R XT1 ′ and a substituent which the ring R T1 optionally has, and R XT1 ′ and a substituent which the ring R T2 optionally has each may be combined together to form a ring together with atoms to which they are attached.
4. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein said group represented by the formula (T1-1) is a group represented by the formula (T1-1A), a group represented by the formula (T1-1B), a group represented by the formula (T1-1C) or a group represented by the formula (T1-1D):
wherein,
X T1 represents the same meaning as described above,
X T2 and X T3 each independently represent a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a group represented by —N(R XT2 )— or a group represented by —C(R XT2 ′) 2 —, R XT2 and R XT2 ′ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a monovalent hetero ring group, a substituted amino group, a halogen atom or a cyano group, and these groups optionally have a substituent, a plurality of R XT2 ′ may be the same or different and may be combined together to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which they are attached,
R T1 , R T2 , R T3 , R T4 , R T5 , R T6 , R T7 , R T8 , R T9 , R T10 , R T11 and R T12 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a monovalent hetero ring group, a substituted amino group, a halogen atom or a cyano group, and these groups optionally have a substituent,
R T1 and R T2 , R T2 and R T3 , R T3 and R T4 , R T5 and R T6 , R T6 and R T7 , R T7 and R T8 , R T9 and R T10 , R T10 and R T11 , and R T11 and R T12 each may be combined togthether to form a ring together with carbon atoms to which they are attached.
5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said Ar T2 is a group obtained by removing from a diazole ring, a triazole ring, an oxadiazole ring, a thiadiazole ring, a thiazole ring, an oxazole ring, an isothiazole ring, an isooxazole ring, a benzodiazole ring, a benzotriazole ring, a benzooxadiazole ring, a benzothiadiazole ring, a benzothiazole ring, a benzooxazole ring, an azacarbazole ring, a diazacarbazole ring, a pyridine ring, a diazabenzene ring, a triazine ring, an azanaphthalene ring, a diazanaphthalene ring, a triazanaphthalene ring, a tetraazanaphthalene ring, an azaanthracene ring, a diazaanthracene ring, a triazaanthracene ring, a tetraazaanthracene ring, an azaphenanthrene ring, a diazaphenanthrene ring, a triazaphenanthrene ring or a tetraazaphenanthrene ring at least one hydrogen atom bonding directly to a carbon atom or a hetero atom constituting the ring; the group having optionally a substituent.
6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of the difference between the energy level at the lowest triplet excited state and the energy level at the lowest singlet excited state in said light emitting material represented by the formula (T) is 0.20 eV or less.
7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said first organic layer further contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a host material, a hole transporting material, a hole injection material, an electron transporting material, an electron injection material, a light emitting material and an antioxidant.
8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said first organic layer and said second organic layer are adjacent.
9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein said second organic layer is a layer disposed between said anode and said first organic layer.