IP Library Granted Patent US 12,622,147
Granted Patent B2
US 12,622,147 · App. 18/751,482 · Granted May 5, 2026

Display device, display module, electronic device, and television device

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Harue Osaka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10K59/35H10K50/11H10K50/15H10K50/16H10K50/17H10K71/135H10K59/876H10K85/30H10K85/342H10K85/615H10K85/626H10K85/633H10K85/636H10K85/657H10K85/6572H10K85/6574H10K85/6576H10K2101/10H10K2101/25H10K2101/30H10K2101/40
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Patent No.
US 12,622,147
App. No.
18/751,482
Granted
May 5, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device having a long lifetime is provided. A large-sized display device is provided. A display device includes a first light-emitting device and a second light-emitting device. The first light-emitting device includes a hole-injection layer, a first light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer. The second light-emitting device includes a second light-emitting layer. The hole-injection layer contains a first compound and a second compound. The first light-emitting layer contains a third compound that emits light of a first color. The second light-emitting layer contains a fourth compound that emits light of a second color. The electron-transport layer contains a fifth compound. The first compound has a property of accepting electrons from the second compound. The second compound has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV. The fifth compound has a HOMO level higher than or equal to −6.0 eV and an electron mobility higher than or equal to 1×10{circumflex over ( )}−7 cm{circumflex over ( )}2/Vs and lower than or equal to 5×10{circumflex over ( )}−5 cm{circumflex over ( )}2/Vs when the square root of electric field strength [V/cm] is 600.

Claims (85)

1 . A display device comprising:

a first light-emitting device; and

a second light-emitting device,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a first electrode and a common electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a hole-injection layer, a first light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer in this order from a side of the first electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second light-emitting layer between the second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer is in contact with the first electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer comprises a first compound and a second compound,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a third compound that emits light of a first color,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a fourth compound that emits light of a second color,

wherein the electron-transport layer comprises a fifth compound,

wherein the first compound comprises at least one of a cyano group and a fluoro group,

wherein a HOMO level of the second compound is higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV, and

wherein a HOMO level of the fifth compound is higher than or equal to −6.0 eV.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fifth compound is a triazine derivative, a phenanthroline derivative, or a compound comprising an anthracene skeleton.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first color is blue.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the third compound and the fourth compound is a fluorescent substance.

5 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a layer shared with the first light-emitting device between the second electrode and the common electrode.

6 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second compound comprises at least one of a carbazole skeleton, a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton, and an anthracene skeleton.

7 . The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the electron-transport layer further comprises an organic complex comprising an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

8 . A display device comprising:

a first light-emitting device; and

a second light-emitting device,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a first electrode and a common electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a hole-injection layer, a first hole-transport layer, a first light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer in this order from a side of the first electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second light-emitting layer between the second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer is in contact with the first electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer comprises a first compound and a second compound,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a third compound that emits light of a first color,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a fourth compound that emits light of a second color,

wherein the electron-transport layer comprises a fifth compound,

wherein the first hole-transport layer comprises a sixth compound,

wherein the first compound comprises at least one of a cyano group and a fluoro group,

wherein a HOMO level of the second compound is higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV,

wherein a HOMO level of the fifth compound is higher than or equal to −6.0 eV,

wherein a HOMO level of the sixth compound is lower than or equal to the HOMO level of the second compound, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the sixth compound and the HOMO level of the second compound is 0.2 eV or less.

9 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the fifth compound is a triazine derivative, a phenanthroline derivative, or a compound comprising an anthracene skeleton.

10 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first color is blue.

11 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein each of the third compound and the fourth compound is a fluorescent substance.

12 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a layer shared with the first light-emitting device between the second electrode and the common electrode.

13 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second compound comprises at least one of a carbazole skeleton, a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton, and an anthracene skeleton.

14 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the electron-transport layer further comprises an organic complex comprising an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

15 . The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first light-emitting device further comprises a second hole-transport layer,

wherein the second hole-transport layer comprises a seventh compound, and

wherein a HOMO level of the seventh compound is lower than the HOMO level of the sixth compound.

16 . A display device comprising:

a first light-emitting device;

a second light-emitting device; and

a third light-emitting device,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a first electrode and a common electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the third light-emitting device comprises a third electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting device comprises a hole-injection layer, a first light-emitting layer, and an electron-transport layer in this order from a side of the first electrode,

wherein the second light-emitting device comprises a second light-emitting layer between the second electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the third light-emitting device comprises a third light-emitting layer between the third electrode and the common electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer is in contact with the first electrode,

wherein the hole-injection layer comprises a first compound and a second compound,

wherein the electron-transport layer comprises a third compound,

wherein the first compound comprises at least one of a cyano group and a fluoro group,

wherein a HOMO level of the second compound is higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV,

wherein a maximum peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the first light-emitting device is shorter than a maximum peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the second light-emitting device,

wherein the maximum peak wavelength of the emission spectrum of the second light-emitting device is shorter than a maximum peak wavelength of an emission spectrum of the third light-emitting device, and

wherein in a top view, an area of a light-emitting region of the first light-emitting device is larger than or equal to an area of a light-emitting region of the third light-emitting device and smaller than or equal to an area of a light-emitting region of the second light-emitting device.

17 . The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the third compound is a triazine derivative, a phenanthroline derivative, or a compound comprising an anthracene skeleton.

18 . The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the second compound comprises at least one of a carbazole skeleton, a dibenzofuran skeleton, a dibenzothiophene skeleton, and an anthracene skeleton.

19 . The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the electron-transport layer further comprises an organic complex comprising an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: YAMAZAKI, SHUNPEI; SEO, SATOSHI; OSAKA, HARUE
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067811/0493 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2019-033191 · Feb 26, 2019 · national
JP 2019-080050 · Apr 19, 2019 · national
JP 2019-123874 · Jul 2, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17431246
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