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Granted Patent B2
US 8,338,824 · App. 12/985,609 · Granted Dec 25, 2012

Light emitting device

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,338,824
App. No.
12/985,609
Granted
Dec 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

By doping an organic compound functioning as an electron donor (hereinafter referred to as donor molecules) into an organic compound layer contacting a cathode, donor levels can be formed between respective LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) levels between the cathode and the organic compound layer, and therefore electrons can be injected from the cathode, and transmission of the injected electrons can be performed with good efficiency. Further, there are no problems such as excessive energy loss, deterioration of the organic compound layer itself, and the like accompanying electron movement, and therefore an increase in the electron injecting characteristics and a decrease in the driver voltage can both be achieved without depending on the work function of the cathode material.

Claims (14)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a thin film transistor formed over a substrate;

an interlayer insulating film formed over the thin film transistor;

a first electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film;

an insulating layer formed so as to cover an edge portion of the first electrode;

a layer comprising an organic compound formed on the first electrode and an edge portion of the insulating layer, the layer comprising a light emitting layer and an electron transporting layer; and

a second electrode formed on and in contact with a top surface and a side surface of the layer, and a part of a top surface of the insulating layer, the part of the top surface overlapping with the thin film transistor,

wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and

wherein the light emitting layer includes a triplet light emission material.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device emits a white light.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is light transmitting.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the layer comprises a blocking layer between the electron transporting layer and the light emitting layer.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the electron transporting layer is electrically connected with the second electrode through an electron transmitting region.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the electron transmitting region comprises donor molecules, and is not in contact with the light emitting layer.

Priority Claims (1)
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