IP Library Granted Patent US 10,270,041
Granted Patent B2
US 10,270,041 · App. 15/234,158 · Granted Apr 23, 2019

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

Inventors: Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Takita (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0072H01L51/5004H01L51/006H01L51/0052H01L51/0054H01L51/0059H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 10,270,041
App. No.
15/234,158
Granted
Apr 23, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an EL layer positioned therebetween is provided. The EL layer includes a stack of a hole-injection layer, a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer; the hole-injection layer includes an organic acceptor; the first layer, the second layer and the third layer include first, second and third hole-transport materials, respectively; and the fourth layer includes a host material and a light-emitting material; the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material is deeper than that of the first hole-transport material; the HOMO level of the host material is deeper than that of the second hole-transport material; the HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is deeper than or equal to that of the host material; and a HOMO level difference between the second and third hole-transport materials is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

Claims (61)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an EL layer,

wherein the EL layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer,

wherein the hole-injection layer includes an organic acceptor,

wherein the hole-injection layer is positioned between the first electrode and the first layer,

wherein the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the fourth layer is positioned between the third layer and the second electrode,

wherein the first layer includes a first hole-transport material,

wherein the second layer includes a second hole-transport material,

wherein the third layer includes a third hole-transport material,

wherein the fourth layer includes a host material and a light-emitting material,

wherein a HOMO level of the second hole-transport material is deeper than a HOMO level of the first hole-transport material,

wherein a HOMO level of the host material is deeper than the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material,

wherein a HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is deeper than or equal to the HOMO level of the host material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the organic acceptor is 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexacyano-1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material is greater than or equal to −5.4 eV.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.2 eV.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 4 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the first hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.2 eV.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a HOMO level of the light-emitting material is higher than the HOMO level of the host material.

8. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first hole-transport material is triarylamine and has a fluorenylamine skeleton.

9. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the second hole-transport material is triarylamine and has a triphenylamine skeleton.

10. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the third hole-transport material is a substance which does not include amine.

11. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein the third hole-transport material includes a carbazole skeleton.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the carbazole skeleton is a phenylcarbazole skeleton.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein the third hole-transport material includes a triphenylene skeleton.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 10 , wherein the third hole-transport material includes a naphthalene skeleton.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the host material includes an anthracene skeleton.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein the host material includes a diphenylanthracene skeleton.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein the host material includes a carbazole skeleton.

18. The light-emitting element according to claim 17 , wherein the carbazole skeleton is a benzocarbazole skeleton.

19. The light-emitting element according to claim 17 , wherein the carbazole skeleton is a dibenzocarbazole skeleton.

20. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting material is a fluorescent substance.

21. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting material emits blue fluorescence.

22. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting material is a condensed aromatic diamine compound.

23. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting material is a pyrenediamine compound.

24. A light-emitting device comprising a transistor over a substrate, and the light-emitting element according to claim 1 .

25. An electronic device comprising a sensor, an operation button, a speaker or a microphone, and the light-emitting device according to claim 24 .

26. A lighting device comprising a housing, and the light-emitting device according to claim 24 .

27. A light-emitting element comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode; and

an EL layer,

wherein the EL layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the EL layer includes a hole-injection layer, a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer,

wherein the hole-injection layer includes an organic acceptor,

wherein the hole-injection layer is positioned between the first electrode and the first layer,

wherein the second layer is positioned between the first layer and the third layer,

wherein the fourth layer is positioned between the third layer and the second electrode,

wherein the first layer includes a first hole-transport material,

wherein the second layer includes a second hole-transport material,

wherein the third layer includes a third hole-transport material,

wherein the fourth layer includes a host material and a light-emitting material,

wherein a HOMO level of the second hole-transport material is deeper than a HOMO level of the first hole-transport material,

wherein a HOMO level of the host material is deeper than the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material, and

wherein a difference between the HOMO level of the second hole-transport material and the HOMO level of the third hole-transport material is less than or equal to 0.3 eV.

28. The light-emitting element according to claim 27 , wherein the organic acceptor is 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexacyano-1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2016
From: SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; TAKITA, YUSUKE; SEO, SATOSHI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 039434/0765 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-168476 · Aug 28, 2015 · national
JP 2015-203894 · Oct 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170062734A1 · Mar 2, 2017
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