Light-emitting element with fluorescent material, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
A light-emitting element having high emission efficiency which includes a fluorescent material as a light-emitting substance is provided. A light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes a host material and a guest material. The host material has a difference of more than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV between a singlet excitation energy level and a triplet excitation energy level. The guest material is capable of emitting fluorescence. The triplet excitation energy level of the host material is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the guest material.
1. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the light-emitting layer comprising:
a first compound capable of exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature, and
a second compound; and
a light-emitting material capable of exhibiting fluorescence,
a second electrode over the light-emitting layer,
wherein the first compound comprises a condensed heterocyclic ring having three six-membered rings,
wherein the light-emitting material comprises an anthracene ring,
wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein a singlet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a singlet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein an emission spectrum of the first compound comprises a region overlapping with an absorption band having a longest wavelength in an absorption spectrum of the light-emitting material, and
wherein light emitted from the light-emitting layer comprises light emitted from the light-emitting material.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitted from the light-emitting layer further comprises light emitted from the first compound.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the condensed heterocyclic ring comprises nitrogen.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the condensed heterocyclic ring comprises oxygen.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a charge-generation layer over the light-emitting layer, and a first light-emitting unit over the charge-generation layer,
wherein the light-emitting layer is included in a second light-emitting unit.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the singlet excitation energy level and the triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is more than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV.
7. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1 .
8. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the light-emitting layer comprising:
a first compound capable of exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature, and
a second compound; and
a light-emitting material capable of exhibiting fluorescence,
a second electrode over the first light-emitting layer,
wherein the first compound comprises an acridine skeleton,
wherein the light-emitting material comprises an anthracene ring,
wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein a singlet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a singlet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein an emission spectrum of the first compound comprises a region overlapping with an absorption band having a longest wavelength in an absorption spectrum of the light-emitting material, and
wherein light emitted from the first light-emitting layer comprises light emitted from the light-emitting material.
9. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein a difference between the singlet excitation energy level and the triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is more than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the light-emitting device comprises a first light-emitting unit comprising the first light-emitting layer, a charge-generation layer over the first light-emitting unit, and a second light-emitting unit comprising a second light-emitting layer.
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the second light-emitting layer has a same structure as the first light-emitting layer.
12. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the light emitted from the first light-emitting layer further comprises light emitted from the first compound.
13. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 8 .
14. A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode;
a light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the light-emitting layer comprising:
a first compound capable of exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature, and
a second compound; and
a light-emitting material capable of exhibiting fluorescence,
a second electrode over the light-emitting layer,
wherein the first compound comprises a π-electron rich heteroaromatic ring and a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring,
wherein the light-emitting material comprises an anthracene ring,
wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein a singlet excitation energy level of the first compound is higher than a singlet excitation energy level of the light-emitting material,
wherein an emission spectrum of the first compound comprises a region overlapping with an absorption band having a longest wavelength in an absorption spectrum of the light-emitting material, and
wherein light emitted from the light-emitting layer comprises light emitted from the light-emitting material.
15. The light-emitting device according to claim 14 , wherein the π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring is a triazine ring or a triazole ring.
16. The light-emitting device according to claim 14 , wherein the light emitted from the light-emitting layer further comprises light emitted from the first compound.
17. The light-emitting device according to claim 14 , wherein the π-electron rich heteroaromatic ring and the π-electron deficient heteroaromatic ring are directly bonded to each other.
18. The light-emitting device according to claim 14 , wherein a difference between the singlet excitation energy level and the triplet excitation energy level of the first compound is more than 0 eV and less than or equal to 0.2 eV.
19. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 14 .