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Granted Patent B2
US 8,810,125 · App. 13/625,323 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device

Inventors: Kaoru Ikeda (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5016H01L51/5024H01L51/5036H01L51/504H01L51/5012H01L51/5048H01L51/5088H01L51/00H01L51/50
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Patent No.
US 8,810,125
App. No.
13/625,323
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to improve luminous efficiency of a light emitting element using triplet exciton energy effectively. Another object is to reduce power consumption of a light emitting element, a light emitting device, and an electronic device. Triplet exciton energy generated in a light emitting layer which exhibits short wavelength fluorescence can be effectively utilized by use of a structure in which the light emitting layers which exhibit short wavelength fluorescence are sandwiched between light emitting layers each including a phosphorescent compound. Further, the emission balance can be improved between the light emitting layer including a phosphorescent compound and the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence by the devising of the structure of the light emitting layer which exhibits fluorescence.

Claims (51)

1. A light emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a first layer over the anode;

a second layer over the first layer;

a third layer over the second layer; and

a fourth layer over the third layer,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance having a light emitting property and a first host material,

wherein the second layer comprises a second substance having a light emitting property and a second host material,

wherein the third layer comprises a third substance having a light emitting property and a third host material,

wherein the fourth layer comprises a fourth substance having a light emitting property and a fourth host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the second host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the first host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the third host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the fourth host material,

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the second layer is transferred to the first layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the first substance having the light emitting property, and

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the third layer is transferred to the fourth layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the fourth substance having the light emitting property.

2. The light emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein an emission color of the second substance having the light emitting property and the third substance having the light emitting property is blue, and

wherein an emission color of the first substance having the light emitting property is green and an emission color of the fourth substance having the light emitting property is red.

3. The light emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second substance having the light emitting property and the third substance having the light emitting property are a same substance.

4. A lighting device comprising:

a light emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a first layer over the anode;

a second layer over the first layer;

a third layer over the second layer; and

a fourth layer over the third layer,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance having a light emitting property and a first host material,

wherein the second layer comprises a second substance having a light emitting property and a second host material,

wherein the third layer comprises a third substance having a light emitting property and a third host material, and

wherein the fourth layer comprises a fourth substance having a light emitting property and a fourth host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the second host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the first host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the third host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the fourth host material,

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the second layer is transferred to the first layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the first substance having the light emitting property, and

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the third layer is transferred to the fourth layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the fourth substance having the light emitting property.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a light emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a first layer over the anode;

a second layer over the first layer;

a third layer over the second layer; and

a fourth layer over the third layer,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance having a light emitting property and a first host material,

wherein the second layer comprises a second substance having a light emitting property and a second host material,

wherein the third layer comprises a third substance having a light emitting property and a third host material,

wherein the fourth layer comprises a fourth substance having a light emitting property and a fourth host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the second host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the first host material,

wherein triplet excitation energy of the third host material is higher than or equal to triplet excitation energy of the fourth host material,

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the second layer is transferred to the first layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the first substance having the light emitting property, and

wherein triplet-excitation energy generated in the third layer is transferred to the fourth layer to emit a light from triplet excited state of the fourth substance having the light emitting property.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 ,

wherein a display portion comprises the light emitting element.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-223217 · Sep 1, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 12546015 · Aug 24, 2009
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