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US 12,557,467 · App. 18/615,075 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

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

Inventors: Yusuke Takita (Kanagawa, JP); Tsunenori Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Naoaki Hashimoto (Kanagawa, JP); Takumu Okuyama (Kanagawa, JP); Satoshi Seo (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
H10K50/11H10K85/6574H10K59/12H10K2101/30H10K2101/40
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Patent No.
US 12,557,467
App. No.
18/615,075
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A novel light-emitting device is provided. Alternatively, a light-emitting device having a long driving lifetime at high temperature is provided. The light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer positioned between the anode and the cathode. The EL layer includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side. The first layer includes a first organic compound and a second organic compound. The second layer includes a third organic compound. The third layer includes a fourth organic compound. The light-emitting layer includes a fifth organic compound and an emission center substance. The first organic compound exhibits an electron-accepting property with respect to the second organic compound. A difference between HOMO levels of the fourth organic compound and the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.24 eV.

Claims (45)

1 . A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

an EL layer between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the EL layer comprises a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first organic compound and a second organic compound,

wherein the second layer comprises a third organic compound,

wherein the third layer comprises a fourth organic compound,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a fifth organic compound and a light-emitting substance,

wherein the first organic compound comprises at least one of a cyano group and a halogen group, and

wherein a difference between a HOMO level of the fourth organic compound and a HOMO level of the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.24 eV.

2 . A light-emitting device comprising:

an anode;

a cathode; and

an EL layer between the anode and the cathode,

wherein the EL layer comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a light-emitting layer in this order from the anode side,

wherein the first layer comprises a first organic compound and a second organic compound,

wherein the second layer comprises a third organic compound,

wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a fourth organic compound and a light-emitting substance,

wherein the first organic compound comprises at least one of a cyano group and a halogen group,

wherein a HOMO level of the second organic compound is greater than or equal to −5.7 eV and less than or equal to −5.4 eV, and

wherein a difference between a HOMO level of the third organic compound and a HOMO level of the fourth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.24 eV.

3 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a HOMO level of the second organic compound is greater than or equal to −5.7 eV and less than or equal to −5.4 eV.

4 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the HOMO level of the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to −5.75 eV.

5 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth organic compound does not comprise a heteroaromatic ring in a molecular structure.

6 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth organic compound is formed of only hydrocarbon.

7 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the fourth organic compound and the HOMO level of the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.20 eV.

8 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the fourth organic compound and the HOMO level of the fifth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.16 eV.

9 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance exhibits fluorescence with an emission peak wavelength of less than or equal to 480 nm.

10 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance comprises a naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton.

11 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent substance.

12 . A light-emitting apparatus comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and

at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

13 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the HOMO level of the fourth organic compound is less than or equal to −5.75 eV.

14 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the fourth organic compound does not comprise a heteroaromatic ring in a molecular structure.

15 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the fourth organic compound is formed of only hydrocarbon.

16 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the third organic compound and the HOMO level of the fourth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.20 eV.

17 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the difference between the HOMO level of the third organic compound and the HOMO level of the fourth organic compound is less than or equal to 0.16 eV.

18 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting substance exhibits fluorescence with an emission peak wavelength of less than or equal to 480 nm.

19 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting substance comprises a naphthobisbenzofuran skeleton.

20 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the light-emitting substance is a phosphorescent substance.

21 . A light-emitting apparatus comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 2 ; and

at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-008234 · Jan 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17423665
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