Light-emitting device, functional panel, light-emitting apparatus, display device, electronic device, and lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023337462-A1
Application number	US-202117928659-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 15, 2021
Priority date	Jun 26, 2020
Publication date	Oct 19, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A novel light-emitting device that is highly convenient, useful, or reliable is provided. The light-emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a unit, and a first layer. The unit is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer. The second layer is positioned between the third layer and the fourth layer and contains a light-emitting material. The third layer is positioned between the second layer and the second electrode, is in contact with the second layer, and contains a first material, and an organometallic complex of an alkali metal or an organometallic complex of an alkaline earth metal. The fourth layer is positioned between the first electrode and the second layer and contains a second material. The first layer is positioned between the first electrode and the unit and contains a second material and a material having an electron acceptor property. The second material has a first refractive index. The first refractive index is higher than or equal to 1.5 and lower than or equal to 1.75 in a wavelength range of 455 nm to 465 nm inclusive. The second material has a HOMO level. The HOMO level is higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.3 eV.

First claim

1 . A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode; a second electrode; a first unit; and a first layer, wherein the second electrode comprises a region overlapping with the first electrode, wherein the first unit comprises a region positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first unit comprises a second layer, a third layer, and a fourth layer, wherein the second layer comprises a region positioned between the third layer and the fourth layer, wherein the second layer comprises a light-emitting material, wherein the third layer comprises a region positioned between the second layer and the second electrode, wherein the third layer is in contact with the second layer, wherein the third layer comprises a first material, and an organometallic complex of an alkali metal or an organometallic complex of an alkaline earth metal, wherein the fourth layer comprises a region positioned between the first electrode and the second layer, wherein the fourth layer comprises a second material, wherein the first layer comprises a region positioned between the first electrode and the first unit, wherein the first layer comprises the second material and a material having an electron acceptor property, wherein the second material has a first refractive index, wherein the first refractive index is higher than or equal to 1.5 and lower than or equal to 1.75 in a wavelength range of 455 nm to 465 nm inclusive, wherein the second material has a first HOMO level, and wherein the first HOMO level is higher than or equal to −5.7 eV and lower than or equal to −5.3 eV.

2 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the fourth layer comprises a first region and a second region, wherein the second region comprises a portion positioned between the second layer and the first region, wherein the first region comprises the second material, wherein the second region comprises a third material, wherein the third material has a second HOMO level, and wherein the second HOMO level differs from the first HOMO level by higher than or equal to −0.2 eV and lower than or equal to 0 eV.

3 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first material has a second refractive index, and wherein the second refractive index is higher than or equal to 1.5 and lower than or equal to 1.75 in a wavelength range of 455 nm to 465 nm inclusive.

4 . A light-emitting device comprising:
a first electrode; a second electrode; and a first unit, wherein the second electrode comprises a region overlapping with the first electrode, wherein the first unit comprises a region positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first unit comprises a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, wherein the first layer comprises a region positioned between the second layer and the third layer, wherein the first layer comprises a light-emitting material, wherein the third layer comprises a region positioned between the first layer and the second electrode, wherein the third layer is in contact with the first layer, wherein the third layer comprises a first material, and an organometallic complex of an alkali metal or an organometallic complex of an alkaline earth metal, wherein the first material has a second refractive index, and wherein the second refractive index is higher than or equal to 1.5 and lower than or equal to 1.75 in a wavelength range of 455 nm to 465 nm inclusive.

5 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first material has an electron mobility higher than or equal to 1×10 −7 cm 2 /Vs and lower than or equal to 5×10 −5 cm 2 /Vs when a square root of an electric field strength [V/cm] is 600.

6 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second unit; and an intermediate layer, wherein the second unit comprises a region positioned between the intermediate layer and the second electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a region positioned between the first unit and the second unit, and wherein the intermediate layer is configured to supply a hole to one of the first unit and the second unit and supply an electron to the other.

7 . A functional panel comprising:
a pixel; and a functional layer, wherein the pixel comprises the light-emitting device according to claim 1 , and a pixel circuit, and wherein the functional layer comprises the pixel circuit.

8 .- 9 . (canceled)

10 . A light-emitting apparatus comprising:
the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

11 . A display device comprising:
the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

12 . A lighting device comprising:
the light-emitting apparatus according to claim 10 ; and a housing.

13 . An electronic device comprising:
the display device according to claim 11 ; and at least one of a sensor, an operation button, a speaker, and a microphone.

14 . The light-emitting device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first material has an electron mobility higher than or equal to 1×10 −7 cm 2 /Vs and lower than or equal to 5×10 −5 cm 2 /Vs when a square root of an electric field strength [V/cm] is 600.

15 . The light-emitting device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a second unit; and an intermediate layer, wherein the second unit comprises a region positioned between the intermediate layer and the second electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a region positioned between the first unit and the second unit, and wherein the intermediate layer is configured to supply a hole to one of the first unit and the second unit and supply an electron to the other.

16 . A functional panel comprising:
a pixel; and a functional layer, wherein the pixel comprises the light-emitting device according to claim 4 , and a pixel circuit, and wherein the functional layer comprises the pixel circuit.

17 . A light-emitting apparatus comprising:
the light-emitting device according to claim 4 ; and at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

18 . A display device comprising:
the light-emitting device according to claim 4 ; and at least one of a transistor and a substrate.

19 . A lighting device comprising:
the light-emitting apparatus according to claim 17 ; and a housing.

20 . An electronic device comprising:
the display device according to claim 18 ; and at least one of a sensor, an operation button, a speaker, and a microphone.

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Ueda Airi
• Watabe Takeyoshi
• Kawano Yuta
• Ohsawa Nobuharu
• Seo Satoshi

Classifications

• H10K59/8722

  Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants · CPC title

• H10K59/871

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title

• H10K59/805

  Electrodes · CPC title

• H10K50/156

  comprising a multilayered structure · CPC title

• H10K50/166

  comprising a multilayered structure · CPC title