Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
An object is to provide a light-emitting element which uses a plurality of kinds of light-emitting dopants and has high emission efficiency. In one embodiment of the present invention, a light-emitting device, a light-emitting module, a light-emitting display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption by using the above light-emitting element are provided. Attention is paid to Förster mechanism, which is one of mechanisms of intermolecular energy transfer. Efficient energy transfer by Förster mechanism is achieved by making an emission wavelength of a molecule which donates energy overlap with a local maximum peak on the longest wavelength side of a graph obtained by multiplying an absorption spectrum of a molecule which receives energy by a wavelength raised to the fourth power.
1. A light-emitting element comprising:
a first phosphorescent compound;
a second phosphorescent compound; and
a third phosphorescent compound,
wherein the first phosphorescent compound emits blue light,
wherein ε(λ)λ 4 of the second phosphorescent compound has a peak within a wavelength range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength of the second phosphorescent compound is longer than a peak wavelength of the first phosphorescent compound,
wherein ε(λ)λ 4 of the third phosphorescent compound has a peak within a wavelength range of 520 nm to 600 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength of the third phosphorescent compound is longer than the peak wavelength of the second phosphorescent compound,
wherein λ denotes a wavelength, and
wherein ε(λ) denotes a molar absorption coefficient at the wavelength λ.
2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the third phosphorescent compound is higher than the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the second phosphorescent compound.
3. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 1 .
4. A light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
5. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 1 in a display portion; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
6. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 1 .
7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first phosphorescent compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein the second phosphorescent compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 520 nm to 600 nm, and
wherein the third phosphorescent compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 600 nm to 700 nm.
8. A light-emitting element comprising:
a first phosphorescent compound;
a second phosphorescent compound; and
a third phosphorescent compound,
wherein the first phosphorescent compound emits blue light,
wherein energy transfer from the first phosphorescent compound to the second phosphorescent compound occurs by utilizing overlap between a photoluminescence spectrum of the first phosphorescent compound and ε(λ)λ 4 of the second phosphorescent compound within a wavelength range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength of the second phosphorescent compound is longer than a peak wavelength of the first phosphorescent compound,
wherein energy transfer from the second phosphorescent compound to the third phosphorescent compound occurs by utilizing overlap between a photoluminescence spectrum of the second phosphorescent compound and ε(λ)λ 4 of the third phosphorescent compound within a wavelength range of 520 nm to 600 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength of the third phosphorescent compound is longer than the peak wavelength of the second phosphorescent compound,
wherein λ, denotes a wavelength, and
wherein ε(λ) denotes a molar absorption coefficient at the wavelength λ.
9. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 8 .
10. A light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 8 ; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
11. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 8 in a display portion; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
12. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 8 .
13. A light-emitting element comprising:
a first electrode;
a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode comprising:
a first compound; and
a first host material;
a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer comprising:
a second compound; and
a second host material;
a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer comprising:
a third compound; and
a third host material; and
a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer,
wherein the first compound emits blue light,
wherein ε(λ)λ 4 of the second compound has a peak within a wavelength range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength of the second compound is longer than a peak wavelength of the first compound,
wherein ε(λ)λ 4 of the third compound has a peak within a wavelength range of 520 nm to 600 nm,
wherein a peak wavelength the third compound is longer than the peak wavelength of the second compound,
wherein λ denotes a wavelength, and
wherein ε(λ) denotes a molar absorption coefficient at the wavelength λ.
14. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 ,
wherein the first compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein the second compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 520 rim to 600 nm, and
wherein the third compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 600 nm to 700 nm.
15. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 ,
wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are phosphorescent compounds.
16. The light-emitting element according to claim 13 , wherein the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the third compound is higher than the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the second compound.
17. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 13 .
18. A light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 13 ; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
19. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 13 in a display portion; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
20. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 13 .
21. A light-emitting element comprising:
a first electrode;
a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode comprising:
a first compound; and
a first host material;
a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer comprising:
a second compound; and
a second host material;
a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer comprising:
a third compound; and
a third host material; and
a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer,
wherein the first compound emits blue light,
wherein a longest-wavelength-side peak of a function ε(λ)λ 4 of the second compound overlaps with an emission spectrum F(λ) of the first compound,
wherein a peak wavelength of the second compound is longer than a peak wavelength of the first compound,
wherein a longest-wavelength-side peak of a function ε(λ)λ 4 of the third compound overlaps with an emission spectrum F(λ) of the second compound,
wherein a peak wavelength the third compound is longer than the peak wavelength of the second compound,
wherein λ denotes a wavelength, and
wherein ε(λ) denotes a molar absorption coefficient at the wavelength λ.
22. The light-emitting element according to claim 21 ,
wherein the first compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 440 nm to 520 nm,
wherein the second compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 520 nm to 600 nm, and
wherein the third compound has the peak wavelength within a range of 600 nm to 700 nm.
23. The light-emitting element according to claim 21 ,
wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are phosphorescent compounds.
24. The light-emitting element according to claim 21 , wherein the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the third compound is higher than the peak of ε(λ)λ 4 of the second compound.
25. A lighting device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 21 .
26. A light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 21 ; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
27. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 21 in a display portion; and
a means for controlling the light-emitting element.
28. An electronic device comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 21 .