IP Library Granted Patent US 10,263,194
Granted Patent B2
US 10,263,194 · App. 15/154,121 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Naoaki Hashimoto (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0072H01L51/5004H01L51/506H01L51/508H01L51/5012H01L51/524H01L51/0052H01L51/0067H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 10,263,194
App. No.
15/154,121
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a novel light-emitting element, a light-emitting element with a long lifetime, or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer containing a fluorescent substance and a host material, a first electron-transport layer containing a first electron-transport material, and a second electron-transport layer containing a second electron-transport material, which are in contact with each other and in this order. The LUMO level of each of the host material and the second electron-transport material is higher than the LUMO level of the first electron-transport material.

Claims (49)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

an EL layer between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer, a first electron-transport layer, and a second electron-transport layer,

wherein the first electron-transport layer is between the light-emitting layer and the second electron-transport layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer has a region in contact with the first electron-transport layer,

wherein the second electron-transport layer has a region in contact with the first electron-transport layer,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a fluorescent substance and a host material,

wherein the first electron-transport layer comprises a first material,

wherein the second electron-transport layer comprises a second material,

wherein the host material is different from the first material and the second material,

wherein a LUMO level of the host material is higher than a LUMO level of the first material,

wherein a LUMO level of the second material is higher than the LUMO level of the first material,

wherein the host material is a substance including a condensed aromatic ring skeleton including 3 to 6 rings,

wherein the first material is a substance including a first heteroaromatic ring skeleton,

wherein the second material is a substance including a second heteroaromatic ring skeleton, and

wherein the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton is different from the substance including the second heteroaromatic ring skeleton.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton and the substance including the second heteroaromatic ring skeleton is a substance including a six-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring skeleton.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton is a substance including a condensed heteroaromatic ring skeleton.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton is a substance including a condensed heteroaromatic ring skeleton including a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton is a substance including a pyrazine skeleton or a pyrimidine skeleton.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the substance including the first heteroaromatic ring skeleton is a substance including a dibenzoquinoxaline skeleton.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the host material is a substance including an anthracene skeleton.

8. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second electron-transport layer is in contact with the cathode.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the EL layer further comprises a hole-injection layer,

wherein the hole-injection layer is in contact with the anode, and

wherein the hole-injection layer comprises an organic acceptor material.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,

wherein the organic acceptor material is 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexacyano-1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fluorescent substance exhibits blue light.

12. A light-emitting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

13. An electronic device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 12 ; and

at least one of a sensor, an operation button, a speaker, and a microphone.

14. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 12 ; and

a housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2016
From: SEO, SATOSHI; SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; HASHIMOTO, NAOAKI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038587/0346 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-099866 · May 15, 2015 · national
JP 2016-049620 · Mar 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160336519A1 · Nov 17, 2016
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