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Granted Patent B2
US 10,868,256 · App. 15/155,255 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

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

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Nobuharu Ohsawa (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H01L51/0067C09K11/025C09K11/06H01L51/0061H01L51/0071H01L51/0072C09K2211/1007C09K2211/1044H01L51/5012H01L2251/5384H01L2251/552Y02P20/582
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Patent No.
US 10,868,256
App. No.
15/155,255
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting element containing a light-emitting material and having high light emission efficiency is provided. The light-emitting element includes a host material and a guest material. The host material includes at least a first molecule and a second molecule having the same molecular structure. The guest material has a function of exhibiting fluorescence or converting triplet excitation energy into light emission. The first molecule and the second molecule each include a first skeleton, a second skeleton, and a third skeleton, and the first skeleton and the second skeleton are bonded to each other through the third skeleton. The first skeleton includes at least one of a π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton and an aromatic amine skeleton and the second skeleton includes a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton. The first molecule and the second molecule have a function of forming an excited complex.

Claims (78)

1. A light-emitting element comprising:

a host material comprising at least a first molecule and a second molecule, the first molecule and the second molecule having the same molecular structure; and

a guest material,

wherein each of the first molecule and the second molecule comprises:

a first skeleton comprising an aromatic amine skeleton;

a second skeleton comprising a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton; and

a third skeleton,

wherein the third skeleton comprises a biphenyldiyl group,

wherein the first skeleton and the second skeleton are bonded to each other through the third skeleton,

wherein the first molecule and the second molecule form an excited complex with each other,

wherein the host material is not a light-emitting substance, and

wherein the guest material is configured to exhibit fluorescence.

2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the third skeleton comprises at least one of a m-phenylene group and an o-phenylene group.

3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the third skeleton has a structure where an arylene group and at least one of a m-phenylene group and an o-phenylene group are bonded to each other.

4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the first molecule and the second molecule are configured to form the excited complex with the first skeleton in the first molecule and the second skeleton in the second molecule.

5. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the excited complex is configured to exhibit thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature.

6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the excited complex is configured to supply excitation energy to the guest material.

7. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein light emitted from the excited complex overlaps with an absorption band of the guest material on the lowest energy side.

8. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of a housing and a touch sensor.

9. A display device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of a color filter and a transistor.

10. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 9 ; and

at least one of a housing and a touch sensor.

11. A light-emitting element comprising:

a host material comprising at least a first molecule and a second molecule, the first molecule and the second molecule having the same molecular structure; and

a guest material,

wherein each of the first molecule and the second molecule comprises:

a first skeleton comprising an aromatic amine skeleton;

a second skeleton comprising a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton; and

a third skeleton,

wherein the third skeleton comprises a biphenyldiyl group,

wherein the first skeleton and the second skeleton are bonded to each other through the third skeleton,

wherein the first molecule and the second molecule form an excited complex with each other,

wherein the host material is not a light-emitting substance, and

wherein the guest material is configured to convert triplet excitation energy into light emission.

12. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises at least one of a pyridine skeleton, a diazine skeleton, and a triazine skeleton.

13. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the third skeleton comprises at least one of a m-phenylene group and an o-phenylene group.

14. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the third skeleton has a structure where an arylene group and at least one of a m-phenylene group and an o-phenylene group are bonded to each other.

15. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the first molecule and the second molecule are configured to form the excited complex with the first skeleton in the first molecule and the second skeleton in the second molecule.

16. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the excited complex is configured to exhibit thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature.

17. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the excited complex is configured to supply excitation energy to the guest material.

18. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein light emitted from the excited complex overlaps with an absorption band of the guest material on the lowest energy side.

19. A lighting device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 11 ; and

at least one of a housing and a touch sensor.

20. A display device comprising:

the light-emitting element according to claim 11 ; and

at least one of a color filter and a transistor.

21. An electronic device comprising:

the display device according to claim 20 ; and

at least one of a housing and a touch sensor.

22. A light-emitting element comprising:

a host material comprising at least a first molecule and a second molecule, the first molecule and the second molecule having the same molecular structure; and

a guest material,

wherein each of the first molecule and the second molecule comprises:

a first skeleton comprising an aromatic amine skeleton;

a second skeleton comprising a π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton; and

a third skeleton,

wherein the third skeleton comprises a biphenyldiyl group,

wherein the first skeleton and the second skeleton are bonded to each other through the third skeleton,

wherein the first molecule and the second molecule form an excited complex with each other,

wherein the host material is not a light-emitting substance,

wherein the guest material is configured to exhibit fluorescence, and

wherein the excited complex supplies an excited energy to the guest material.

23. The light-emitting element according to claim 22 , wherein the guest material is configured to exhibit fluorescence.

24. The light-emitting element according to claim 23 ,

wherein a singlet excitation energy level of the excited complex is higher than a singlet excitation energy level of the guest material, and

wherein a singlet excitation energy of the excited complex is transferred from the singlet excitation energy level of the excited complex to the singlet excitation energy level of the guest material.

25. The light-emitting element according to claim 24 ,

wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the excited complex is lower than a triplet excitation energy level of the first molecule, and

wherein the triplet excitation energy level of the excited complex is lower than a triplet excitation energy level of the second molecule.

26. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the excited complex is an excited dimer.

27. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 , wherein the excited complex is an excited dimer.

28. The light-emitting element according to claim 22 , wherein the excited complex is an excited dimer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2016
From: SEO, SATOSHI; OHSAWA, NOBUHARU
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038678/0948 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-103903 · May 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160343954A1 · Nov 24, 2016
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