Light-emitting element and display device including compound having function of emitting TADF at room temperature
Provided is a light-emitting element including a fluorescence-emitting material with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes a pair of electrodes and an EL layer between the pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material. The first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature. The guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence. A HOMO level of the first organic compound higher than or equal to a HOMO level of the second organic compound. A LUMO level of the first organic compound is lower than or equal to a LUMO level of the second organic compound.
1. A light-emitting element comprising:
a pair of electrodes; and
an EL layer between the pair of electrodes,
wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,
wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material,
wherein the first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature,
wherein the guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence, and
wherein a bandgap of the second organic compound is wider than a bandgap of the first organic compound and a bandgap of the guest material.
2. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between a singlet excitation energy level of the first organic compound and a triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.2 eV.
3. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein the guest material emits light.
4. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first organic compound comprises a first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton, and
wherein the second organic compound comprises a second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton.
5. The light-emitting element according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton,
wherein the first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of an acridine skeleton, a phenoxazine skeleton, or a 3-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazole-3-yl)-9H-carbazole skeleton,
wherein the second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a pyridine skeleton or a diazine skeleton, and
wherein the second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, a fluorine skeleton, and a pyrrole skeleton.
6. The light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the first organic compound is from 1:0.05 to 1:0.5, and
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the guest material is from 1:0.001 to 1:0.01.
7. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 1 ; and
a color filter, a sealant, or a transistor.
8. A light-emitting element comprising:
a pair of electrodes; and
an EL layer between the pair of electrodes,
wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,
wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material,
wherein the first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature,
wherein the guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence, and
wherein the thermally activated delayed fluorescence of the first organic compound overlaps with an absorption band on the longest wavelength in an absorption spectrum of the guest material.
9. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein a difference between a singlet excitation energy level of the first organic compound and a triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.2 eV.
10. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 , wherein the guest material emits light.
11. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,
wherein the first organic compound comprises a first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton, and
wherein the second organic compound comprises a second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton.
12. The light-emitting element according to claim 11 ,
wherein the first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton,
wherein the first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of an acridine skeleton, a phenoxazine skeleton, or a 3-(9-phenyl-9-carbazole-3-yl)-9-carbazole skeleton,
wherein the second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a pyridine skeleton or a diazine skeleton, and
wherein the second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, a fluorine skeleton, and a pyrrole skeleton.
13. The light-emitting element according to claim 8 ,
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the first organic compound is from 1:0.05 to 1:0.5, and
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the guest material is from 1:0.001 to 1:0.01.
14. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 8 ; and
a color filter, a sealant, or a transistor.
15. Alight-emitting element comprising:
a pair of electrodes; and
an EL layer between the pair of electrodes,
wherein the EL layer comprises a light-emitting layer,
wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a first organic compound, a second organic compound, and a guest material,
wherein the first organic compound has a function of emitting a thermally activated delayed fluorescence at room temperature,
wherein the guest material has a function of emitting fluorescence, and
wherein a triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is higher than a triplet excitation energy level of the guest material.
16. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein a difference between a singlet excitation energy level of the first organic compound and the triplet excitation energy level of the first organic compound is larger than 0 eV and smaller than or equal to 0.2 eV.
17. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 , wherein the guest material emits light.
18. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 ,
wherein the first organic compound comprises a first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton, and
wherein the second organic compound comprises a second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton and a second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton.
19. The light-emitting element according to claim 18 ,
wherein the first π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a diazine skeleton or a triazine skeleton,
wherein the first π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of an acridine skeleton, a phenoxazine skeleton, or a 3-(9-phenyl-9H-carbazole-3-yl)-9H-carbazole skeleton,
wherein the second π-electron deficient heteroaromatic skeleton comprises a pyridine skeleton or a diazine skeleton, and
wherein the second π-electron rich heteroaromatic skeleton comprises any one or more of a furan skeleton, a thiophene skeleton, a fluorine skeleton, and a pyrrole skeleton.
20. The light-emitting element according to claim 15 ,
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the first organic compound is from 1:0.05 to 1:0.5, and
wherein a weight ratio of the second organic compound to the guest material is from 1:0.001 to 1:0.01.
21. A display device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 15 ; and
a color filter, a sealant, or a transistor.