IP Library Granted Patent US 11,647,642
Granted Patent B2
US 11,647,642 · App. 16/981,793 · Granted May 9, 2023

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

Inventors: Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Takita (Kanagawa, JP); Takumu Okuyama (Kanagawa, JP); Anna Tada (Kanagawa, JP)
H01L51/5004H01L51/5012H01L51/5056H01L2251/552
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Patent No.
US 11,647,642
App. No.
16/981,793
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with favorable emission efficiency is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a favorable lifetime is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device with a low driving voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound that is positioned between the anode and the cathode, in which the layer including the organic compound includes a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side, the first layer includes a first substance and a second substance, the second layer includes a third substance, the first substance is an organic compound a HOMO level of which is higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV, the second substance is a substance that has an electron-acceptor property with respect to the first substance, and the third substance is an organic compound having a structure in which at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings are bonded to a naphthalene ring.

Claims (92)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

a layer comprising an organic compound positioned between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the layer comprising the organic compound comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance and a second substance,

wherein the second layer comprises a third substance,

wherein the first substance is an organic compound having a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV,

wherein the second substance is a substance having an electron-acceptor property to the first substance,

wherein the third substance is an organic compound, and

wherein at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings bond to a naphthalene ring in the organic compound of the third substance.

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

wherein the first substance is an organic compound comprising an N,N-bis(4-biphenyl)amino group.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a hole-transport property.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the fourth substance is the same substance as the first substance.

6. A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

a layer comprising an organic compound positioned between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the layer comprising the organic compound comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance and a second substance,

wherein the second layer comprises a third substance,

wherein the first substance is an aromatic amine comprising a substituent comprising a dibenzofuran ring or a dibenzothiophene ring,

wherein the second substance is a substance having an electron-acceptor property to the first substance,

wherein the third substance is an organic compound, and

wherein at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings bond to a naphthalene ring in the organic compound of the third substance.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first substance is an organic compound comprising an N,N-bis(4-biphenyl)amino group.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 6 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a hole-transport property.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 6 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the fourth substance is the same substance as the first substance.

11. A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

a layer comprising an organic compound positioned between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the layer comprising the organic compound comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance and a second substance,

wherein the second layer comprises a third substance,

wherein the first substance is an aromatic monoamine comprising a naphthalene ring,

wherein the second substance is a substance having an electron-acceptor property to the first substance,

wherein the third substance is an organic compound, and

wherein at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings bond to a naphthalene ring in the organic compound of the third substance.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the first substance is an organic compound comprising an N,N-bis(4-biphenyl)amino group.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a hole-transport property.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the fourth substance is the same substance as the first substance.

16. A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

a layer comprising an organic compound positioned between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the layer comprising the organic compound comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first substance and a second substance,

wherein the second layer comprises a third substance,

wherein the first substance is an aromatic monoamine in which a 9-fluorenyl group is bonded to nitrogen through an arylene group,

wherein the second substance is a substance having an electron-acceptor property to the first substance,

wherein the third substance is an organic compound, and

wherein at least two substituents comprising carbazole rings bond to a naphthalene ring in the organic compound.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the first substance is an organic compound comprising an N,N-bis(4-biphenyl)amino group.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 16 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a hole-transport property.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 16 , comprising:

a third layer between the first layer and the second layer,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth substance, and

wherein the fourth substance is an organic compound having a HOMO level higher than or equal to −5.8 eV and lower than or equal to −5.4 eV.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 18 ,

wherein the fourth substance is the same substance as the first substance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2020
From: SEO, SATOSHI; SUZUKI, TSUNENORI; TAKITA, YUSUKE; OKUYAMA, TAKUMU; TADA, ANNA
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-053135 · Mar 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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