Light-Emitting Element, Lighting Device, Light-Emitting Device, and Electronic Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016343968-A1
Application number	US-201615176445-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2016
Priority date	May 17, 2013
Publication date	Nov 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A light-emitting element includes a first electrode; a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, containing a first phosphorescent compound and a first host material; a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, containing a second phosphorescent compound and a second host material; a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer, containing a third phosphorescent compound and a third host material; and a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer. Between peaks of emission spectra of the first, second, and third phosphorescent compounds, the peak of the emission spectrum of the second phosphorescent compound is on the longest wavelength side and that of the emission spectrum of the third phosphorescent compound is on the shortest wavelength side. The third host material has higher triplet excitation energy than the first host material and the second host material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . (canceled)

2 . A light-emitting element comprising:
a first electrode; a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first compound and a first host material, wherein the first compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the first compound into a first light; a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second compound and a second host material, wherein the second compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the second compound into a second light; a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer, the third light-emitting layer comprising a third compound and a third host material, wherein the third compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the third compound into a third light; and a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer, wherein between a peak of an emission spectrum of the first compound, a peak of an emission spectrum of the second compound, and a peak of an emission spectrum of the third compound, the peak of the emission spectrum of the second compound is on a longest wavelength side and the peak of the emission spectrum of the third compound is on a shortest wavelength side, and wherein the third host material has higher triplet excitation energy than the first host material and the second host material.

3 . The light-emitting element according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first light is green light, wherein the second light is red light, and wherein the third light is blue light.

4 . The light-emitting element according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first electrode is an anode, and wherein the second electrode is a cathode.

5 . The light-emitting element according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first host material is the same as the second host material.

6 . The light-emitting element according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first compound emits phosphorescence, wherein the second compound emits phosphorescence, and wherein the third compound emits phosphorescence.

7 . A lighting device comprising:
a lighting portion comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 2 ; and a support, wherein the lighting portion has a curved surface.

8 . An electronic device comprising a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 2 ; and a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

9 . A light-emitting element comprising:
a first electrode; a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first compound and a first host material, wherein the first compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the first compound into a first light; a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second compound and a second host material, wherein the second compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the second compound into a second light; a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer, the third light-emitting layer comprising a third compound and a third host material, wherein the third compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the third compound into a third light; and a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer, wherein the first light is green light, wherein the second light is red light, and wherein the third light is blue light.

10 . The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first electrode is an anode, and wherein the second electrode is a cathode.

11 . The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first host material is the same as the second host material.

12 . The light-emitting element according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first compound emits phosphorescence, wherein the second compound emits phosphorescence, and wherein the third compound emits phosphorescence.

13 . A lighting device comprising:
a lighting portion comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 9 ; and a support, wherein the lighting portion has a curved surface.

14 . An electronic device comprising a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 9 ; and a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

15 . A light-emitting element comprising:
a first electrode; a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, the first light-emitting layer comprising a first compound and a first host material, wherein the first compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the first compound into a first light; a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer comprising a second compound and a second host material, wherein the second compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the second compound into a second light; a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer, the third light-emitting layer comprising a third compound and a third host material, wherein the third compound is capable of converting an energy of a triplet excited state of the third compound into a third light; and a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer, wherein the second light is red light, wherein the third light is blue light, and wherein the second light-emitting layer and the third light-emitting layer are in contact with each other.

16 . The light-emitting element according to claim 15 ,
wherein the first electrode is an anode, and wherein the second electrode is a cathode.

17 . The light-emitting element according to claim 15 ,
wherein the first host material is the same as the second host material.

18 . The light-emitting element according to claim 15 ,
wherein the first compound emits phosphorescence, wherein the second compound emits phosphorescence, and wherein the third compound emits phosphorescence.

19 . A lighting device comprising:
a lighting portion comprising the light-emitting element according to claim 15 ; and a support, wherein the lighting portion has a curved surface.

20 . An electronic device comprising a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:
the light-emitting element according to claim 15 ; and a unit for controlling the light-emitting element.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Ishisone Takahiro
• Seo Satoshi

Classifications

• C09K11/06 Primary

  containing organic luminescent materials · CPC title

• C09K2211/185

  of the platinum group, i.e. Os, Ir, Pt, Ru, Rh or Pd · CPC title

• C09K2211/1059

  containing three nitrogen atoms as heteroatoms · CPC title

• C09K2211/1007

  Non-condensed systems · CPC title

• C07F15/0033

  Iridium compounds · CPC title