Light-emitting element, display module, lighting module, light-emitting device, display device, electronic appliance, and lighting device
A multicolor light-emitting element that utilizes fluorescence and phosphorescence and is advantageous for practical application is provided. The light-emitting element has a stacked-layer structure of a first light-emitting layer containing a host material and a fluorescent substance and a second light-emitting layer containing two kinds of organic compounds and a substance that can convert triplet excitation energy into luminescence. Note that light emitted from the first light-emitting layer has an emission peak on the shorter wavelength side than light emitted from the second light-emitting layer.
1. A light-emitting device comprising:
a pair of electrodes;
an EL layer between the pair of electrodes;
a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer in the EL layer, the first light-emitting layer being in contact with the second light-emitting layer,
wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a fluorescent substance and a host material,
wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a substance,
wherein the first organic compound is a material having a hole-transport property,
wherein the second organic compound is a material having an electron-transport property,
wherein the substance is capable of converting a triplet excitation energy into luminescence,
wherein a triplet excitation level (a T1 level) of the host material is lower than a T1 level of the fluorescent substance, and
wherein a T1 level of the host material is lower than T1 levels of the first organic compound and the second organic compound.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a mixing ratio of the first organic compound to the second organic compound is in a range of 5:5 to 9:1.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having a condensed aromatic ring skeleton.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having an anthracene skeleton.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having an anthracene skeleton, and
wherein the fluorescent substance is an organic compound having a pyrene skeleton.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer is capable of emitting light comprising a first spectrum,
wherein the second light-emitting layer is capable of emitting light comprising a second spectrum, and
wherein the first spectrum includes a shorter wavelength than the second spectrum.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a difference between the T1 level of the host material and the T1 level of the fluorescent substance is 0.1 eV or more.
8. A light-emitting device comprising:
a pair of electrodes;
an EL layer between the pair of electrodes; and
a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer in the EL layer, the first light-emitting layer being in contact with the second light-emitting layer,
wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a fluorescent substance and a host material,
wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a first layer and a second layer,
wherein the first layer comprises a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a first phosphorescent substance,
wherein the first organic compound is a material having a hole-transport property,
wherein the second organic compound is a material having an electron-transport property,
wherein the second layer comprises a third organic compound, a fourth organic compound, and a second phosphorescent substance,
wherein the third organic compound is a material having a hole-transport property,
wherein the fourth organic compound is a material having an electron-transport property,
wherein a triplet excitation level (a T1 level) of the host material is lower than a T1 level of the fluorescent substance, and
wherein a T1 level of the host material is lower than T1 levels of the first organic compound and the second organic compound, and T1 levels of the third organic compound and the fourth organic compound.
9. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein a mixing ratio of the first organic compound to the second organic compound is in a range of 5:5 to 9:1, and
wherein a mixing ratio of the third organic compound to the fourth organic compound is in a range of 5:5 to 9:1.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having a condensed aromatic ring skeleton.
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having an anthracene skeleton.
12. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the host material is an organic compound having an anthracene skeleton, and
wherein the fluorescent substance is an organic compound having a pyrene skeleton.
13. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer emits blue light,
wherein the first layer emits red light, and
wherein the second layer emits green light.
14. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer, the first layer, and the second layer are stacked in this order.
15. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer is formed on an anode side of the pair of electrodes, and the second light-emitting layer is formed on a cathode side of the pair of electrodes.
16. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first phosphorescent substance has an electron-trapping property, and
wherein the second phosphorescent substance has an electron-trapping property.
17. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first light-emitting layer is capable of emitting light comprising a first spectrum,
wherein the second light-emitting layer is capable of emitting light comprising a second spectrum, and
wherein the first spectrum includes a shorter wavelength than the second spectrum.
18. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,
wherein a difference between the T1 level of the host material and the T1 level of the fluorescent substance is 0.1 eV or more.