JP2004006165A - Organic electroluminescent element - Google Patents

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JP2004006165A
JP2004006165A JP2002160989A JP2002160989A JP2004006165A JP 2004006165 A JP2004006165 A JP 2004006165A JP 2002160989 A JP2002160989 A JP 2002160989A JP 2002160989 A JP2002160989 A JP 2002160989A JP 2004006165 A JP2004006165 A JP 2004006165A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic electroluminescent element capable of suppressing variation of luminescent chromaticity accompanied with variation of drive current magnitude. <P>SOLUTION: On transparent glass substrate 11, an anode 12, a hole injection layer 13, a hole transporting layer 14, a red color emitting layer 15, a blue color emitting layer 16, a green color emitting layer 17, an electron injection layer 18, and a cathode 19 are laminated in this order. The red color emitting layer 15 has a structure doping a red color luminescent dopant 152 to a host 151 having a hole-transporting property. The blue color emitting layer 16 has a structure doping a blue color luminescent dopant 162 and a red color luminescent dopant 163 of the same material as the dopant 152 to a host 161 having an electronic transportation property. The green color emitting layer 17 has a structure doping a green color luminescent dopant 172 to a host 171 having a electronic transportation property. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
特開2000−243565号公報には、補色関係にある2色を混色して白色発光を得る有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子が開示されている。赤、青、緑の3色を混色して白色発光を得る有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子もある。このような有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子としては、発光するドーパントをホストにドープした複数の有機発光層を陽極と陰極との間に挟んだ構成の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子がある。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
複数の有機発光層を備えた有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子では、明るさ調整等のために駆動電流の大きさが変わると、発光色が変化するという問題がある。駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色の変化は、以下のような理由によるものと考えられる。
【0004】
例えば、赤色発光用の有機発光層(以下、赤色発光層という)、青色発光用の有機発光層(以下、青色発光層という)、緑色発光用の有機発光層(以下、緑色発光層という)をこの順に陽極側から積層した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子について考えてみる。そして、この有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子では、赤色発光層のホストにおける正孔の移動度が大きく、青色発光層及び緑色発光層のホストにおける正孔の移動度が小さいものとする。
【0005】
そうすると、駆動電流が小さいときには、正孔は、赤色発光層における正孔移動度と青色発光層における正孔移動度との差、又は赤色発光層における最高電子占有分子軌道のエネルギー準位(HOMO準位)と青色発光層におけるHOMO準位との差によって、赤色発光層と青色発光層との界面に留まる。そのため、電子と正孔との再結合領域は専ら赤色発光層に位置し、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子全体の発光色度は、赤色発光層の発光色寄りとなる。即ち、駆動電流が小さいときには、赤みを帯びた白色発光が生じる。
【0006】
しかし、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔が陰極側へ伝播する割合が多くなってゆき、電子と正孔との再結合領域が青色発光層側へ移動する。そのため、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子全体の発光色度は、青色発光層の発光色寄りとなる。即ち、駆動電流が大きいときには、青みを帯びた白色発光が生じる。
【0007】
本発明は、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化を抑制し得る有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子を提供することを目的とする。
【0008】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、複数の有機発光層を陽極と陰極との間に挟み、前記陽極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される正孔と、前記陰極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される電子とを結合させて発光させる有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子を対象とし、請求項1の発明では、1つの特定の有機発光層に前記陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して、前記特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質の発光色と同系の色の発光を行う補助発光物質をドープし、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陰極側に隣接させ、前記特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陽極側に隣接させた。
【0009】
請求項2の発明では、請求項1において、前記補助発光物質は、前記基本発光物質と同じ物質とした。
請求項1及び請求項2の発明において、特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陰極側へ移動する。補助発光物質をドープされた有機発光層は、特定の有機発光層に対して陰極側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層における補助発光物質の発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制される。
【0010】
特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陽極側へ移動する。補助発光物質をドープされた有機発光層は、特定の有機発光層に対して陽極側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層における補助発光物質の発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制される。
【0011】
請求項3の発明では、請求項2において、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度は、電子の移動度よりも大きく、前記特定の有機発光層に対して前記陰極側で隣接する有機発光層に前記補助発光物質をドープした。
【0012】
請求項4の発明では、請求項3において、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度は、電子の移動度よりも大きく、前記特定の有機発光層に対して前記陰極側で隣接する有機発光層に前記補助発光物質をドープした。
【0013】
請求項3及び請求項4の発明において、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層における補助発光物質の発光が増える。
請求項5の発明では、請求項3及び請求項4のいずれか1項において、前記複数の有機発光層は、赤色発光層と青色発光層と緑色発光層とし、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子は白色発光素子とした。
【0014】
駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う白色発光の色度の変化が抑制される。
請求項6の発明では、請求項5において、前記赤色発光層と青色発光層と緑色発光層とをこの順に前記陽極側から積層し、前記赤色発光層における前記基本発光物質を前記補助発光物質として前記青色発光層へドープした。
【0015】
赤色発光層が特定の有機発光層となり、赤色発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい。駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陰極側へ移動する。赤色発光層における基本発光物質(赤色発光物質)をドープされた青色発光層は、赤色発光層に対して陰極側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、赤色発光層に隣接する青色発光層における補助発光物質(赤色発光物質)の発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う白色発光の色度の変化が抑制される。
【0016】
請求項7の発明では、請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか1項において、前記複数の有機発光層は、互いに補色の関係にある色を別々に発光する一対の有機発光層とした。
【0017】
駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う白色発光の色度の変化が抑制される。
請求項8の発明では、請求項1乃至請求項7のいずれか1項において、前記複数の有機発光層の全ては、発光するドーパントを前記基本発光物質として発光しないホストにドープして構成した有機発光層とし、1つの特定の有機発光層に前記陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して前記特定の有機発光層におけるドーパントを前記補助発光物質としてドープし、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陰極側に隣接させ、前記特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陽極側に隣接させた。
【0018】
特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陰極側へ移動する。特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質としてのドーパントを補助発光物質としてドープされた有機発光層は、特定の有機発光層に対して陰極側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層における前記ドーパントの発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制される。
【0019】
特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陽極側へ移動する。特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質としてのドーパントを補助発光物質としてドープされた有機発光層は、特定の有機発光層に対して陽極側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層における前記ドーパントの発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制される。
【0020】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明を具体化した第1の実施の形態を図1〜図3に基づいて説明する。
【0021】
図1は、白色発光素子としての有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10を示す。透明ガラス製の基板11上には、陽極12、正孔注入層13、正孔輸送層14、赤色発光層15、青色発光層16、緑色発光層17、電子注入層18及び陰極19がこの順に積層されている。
【0022】
陽極12は、透明かつ導電性のITO(インジウム錫酸化物)製であり、陰極19は、アルミニウム製である。正孔注入層13は、CuPc(銅フタロシアニン)製であり、電子注入層18は、LiF(フッ化リチウム)製である。正孔輸送層14は、TPTE(トリフェニルアミンの4量体)製である。正孔注入層13及び正孔輸送層14は、陽極12より正孔を注入して発光層15,16,17へ伝達する機能を有する。電子注入層18は、陰極19より電子を発光層15,16,17へ伝達する機能を有する。
【0023】
正孔注入層13、正孔輸送層14、赤色発光層15、青色発光層16、緑色発光層17及び電子注入層18の厚みは、この順に、10nm、10nm、5nm、30nm、20nm、0.5nmとなっている。
【0024】
赤色発光層15は、正孔輸送性を有するTPTE製のホスト151にドーパント152をドープした構成となっている。ドーパント152は、下記(1)の化学式で示す赤色の発光物質である。
【0025】
【化1】

Figure 2004006165
以下、化学式(1)で示す物質は、DCJTと表す。赤色発光層15における基本発光物質としてのドーパント152の重量%は、0.5重量%である。
【0026】
青色発光層16は、電子輸送性を有するDPVBi〔4,4’−ビス(2,2’−ジフェニルビニル)ビフェニル〕製のホスト161に2種類のドーパント162,163をドープした構成となっている。ドーパント162は、BCzVBi〔4,4’−ビス(9−エチル−3−カルバゾビニレン)−1,1’−ビフェニル〕製の青色の発光物質である。ドーパント163は、DCJT製の赤色の発光物質である。青色発光層16における基本発光物質としてのドーパント162の重量%は、5.0重量%であり、青色発光層16における補助発光物質としてのドーパント163の重量%は、0.5重量%である。ドーパント163の量は、同じ材質製のドーパント152の量よりも少なくしてある。
【0027】
緑色発光層17は、電子輸送性を有するAlq3〔トリス(8−キノリノラト)アルミニウム〕製のホスト171にドーパント172をドープした構成となっている。ドーパント172は、C545T〔10−(2−ベンゾチアゾリル)−2,3,6,7−テトラヒドロ−1,2,7,7−テトラメチル−1H,5H,11H−[1]ベンゾピラノ[6,7,8−ij]キノリジン−11−オン〕製の緑色の発光物質である。緑色発光層17における基本発光物質としてのドーパント172(C545Tは、イーストマン−コダック社の商品名)の重量%は、1.0重量%である。
【0028】
赤色発光層15、青色発光層16及び緑色発光層17は、いずれも陽極12と陰極19との間に挟まれた有機発光層である。青色発光層16における正孔の移動度及び緑色発光層17における正孔の移動度は、特定の有機発光層である赤色発光層15における正孔の移動度よりも小さい。赤色発光層15を構成するホスト151は、正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい正孔輸送性の材質からなる。青色発光層16を構成するホスト161は、電子輸送性の材質からなり、緑色発光層17を構成するホスト171は、電子注入輸送性の材質からなる。青色発光層16は、特定の有機発光層としての赤色発光層15に対して陰極19側で隣接している。
【0029】
陽極12と陰極19との間に直流電界を印加すると、正孔が陽極12から正孔注入層13及び正孔輸送層14を通って赤色発光層15へ注入されると共に、電子が陰極19から電子注入層18を通って緑色発光層17、青色発光層16及び赤色発光層15へ注入される。注入された正孔と電子とは再結合する。駆動電流が小さいときには正孔と電子との再結合領域の中心は赤色発光層15内となり、駆動電流が大きくなると、再結合領域の中心が青色発光層16へ移動する。
【0030】
第1の実施の形態では以下の効果が得られる。
(1−1)駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陰極19側へ移動する。特定の有機発光層としての赤色発光層15におけるドーパント152と同じ発光物質の163を微量ドープされた青色発光層16は、赤色発光層15に対して陰極19側で隣接している。従って、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、赤色発光層15に対して陰極19側で隣接する青色発光層16における補助発光物質としてのドーパント163の赤色発光が増える。
【0031】
図2のグラフにおける曲線Ex,Dxは、駆動電流(単位は、mA/cm)と色度Xとの関係を示し、曲線Ey,Dyは、駆動電流と色度Yとの関係を示す。曲線Ex,Eyは、青色発光層16にドーパント163をドープした本実施の形態の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10に直流電界を印加した実験結果を示す。曲線Dx,Dyは、青色発光層16にドーパント163をドープしていないが、その他の点では有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10と同じ構成の図示しない有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Aに直流電界を印加した実験結果を示す。白丸、黒丸、白四角及び黒四角は、実測データである。
【0032】
図3は、色度図を表す。図3における曲線Doは、曲線Dx,Dyに対応し、曲線Eoは、曲線Ex,Eyに対応する。即ち、曲線Doは、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Aに対する直流電界の印加によって得られ、曲線Eoは、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10に対する直流電界の印加によって得られる。曲線Do,Eo上の色度は、駆動電流が大きくなるにつれて曲線Do上を右から左へ移動するように変化する。
【0033】
図2及び図3から明らかなように、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Aでは、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が大きい。しかし、本実施の形態の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10では、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制されている。又、図2及び図3は、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10における白色度が有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Aの白色度に比べて高いことを示している。このような作用効果は、ドーパント152と同じ物質のドーパント163を青色発光層16に微量ドープしたことによって得られたものである。
【0034】
(1−2)白色発光する有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子では、赤色発光層15、青色発光層16、緑色発光層17のうちのいずれかが余分に発光すると、その発光色が目立ち易く、白色性が損なわれ易い。従って、白色発光する有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子は、本発明の適用対象として特に好適である。
【0035】
次に、図4の第2の実施の形態を説明する。第1の実施の形態と同じ構成部には同じ符号が付してある。
第2の実施の形態における有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Bでは、緑色発光層17と電子注入層18との間に電子輸送層20が介在されている。電子輸送層20は、電子輸送性を有するAlq3製である。緑色発光層17の厚みは15nmであり、電子輸送層20の厚みは5nmである。その他の構成は、第1の実施の形態の場合と同じである。
【0036】
第2の実施の形態において、第1の実施の形態の場合と同様の効果が得られる。
本発明は、図5に第3の実施の形態として示す白色発光素子としての有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Cにも適用可能である。
【0037】
有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Cは、透明ガラス製の基板11上に、陽極12、正孔注入層13、正孔輸送層14、有機発光層21、有機発光層22、電子注入層18及び陰極19をこの順に積層して構成されている。有機発光層21と有機発光層22とは、互いに補色の関係にある色を別々に発光する。有機発光層21は、例えばDPVDPAN(9,10−ジ〔4−(2,2’−ジフェニルビニル−1−イル)フェニル)アントラセン)製のホスト211に、例えばDPAVBi(4,4’−ビス〔2−(4−(N,N−ジフェニルアミノ)フェニル)ビニル〕ビフェニル)製のドーパント212をドープした構成となっている。有機発光層22は、DPVTP〔4,4’−ビス(2,2−ジフェニルビニル)−ターフェニレン〕製のホスト221に、ルブレン製のドーパント222をドープした構成となっている。DPVDPANは、青色発光物質であり、ルブレンは、橙色発光物質である。基本発光物質であるドーパント212の発光色と、基本発光物質であるドーパント222の発光色とは、補色の関係にある。そして、微量のドーパント223が有機発光層22にドープされている。
【0038】
有機発光層22は、特定の有機発光層としての有機発光層21に対して陰極19側で隣接している。補助発光物質としてのドーパント223は、ドーパント212と同じ材質であり、有機発光層22におけるドーパント223の重量%は、ドーパント222の重量%よりもかなり小さくしてある。又、ドーパント223の量は、ドーパント212の量よりも少なくしてある。
【0039】
有機発光層21にドープされているドーパント212と同じ材質のドーパント223は、第1の実施の形態におけるドーパント163と同じ役割を果たす。即ち、ドーパント223は、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子10Cにおける発光色度の変化を抑制する。
【0040】
本発明では以下のような実施の形態も可能である。
(1)第1及び第2の実施の形態において、ドーパント152,163の材質としてDCJTの代わりに、DCM2([2−methyl−6−[2−(2,3,6,7−tetrahydro−1H,5H−benzo[ij]quinolijin−9−yl)ethenyl]−4H−pyran−4−ylidene]propane−dinitrile)を用いること。
【0041】
(2)第1及び第2の実施の形態において、赤色発光層15におけるドーパント152の重量%を0.1〜2.0重量%の範囲とし、青色発光層16におけるドーパント162の重量%を3.0〜8.0重量%の範囲とし、青色発光層16におけるドーパント163の重量%を0.01〜1.0重量%の範囲とし、緑色発光層17におけるドーパント172の重量%を0.5〜2.0重量%の範囲とすること。この場合、ドーパント163の重量%をドーパント162の重量%よりも小さくし、ドーパント163の量をドーパント152の量よりも少なくすること。
【0042】
(3)赤色発光層、青色発光層及び緑色発光層をこの順に陽極側から陰極側に積層した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子において、青色発光層にドープされている青系のドーパントと同じドーパントを補助発光物質として必要に応じて緑色発光層に微量ドープすること。
【0043】
(4)赤色発光層、緑色発光層及び青色発光層をこの順に陽極側から陰極側に積層した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子において、赤色発光層にドープされている赤系のドーパントと同じドーパントを緑色発光層に微量ドープすること。
【0044】
(5)青色発光層、赤色発光層及び緑色発光層をこの順に陽極側から陰極側に積層した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子において、青色発光層にドープされている青系のドーパントと同じドーパントを赤色発光層に微量ドープすること。
【0045】
(6)補色の関係にない2種類の有機発光層を隣合わせて構成した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子に本発明を適用すること。
(7)第1及び第2の実施の形態において、基本発光物質であるドーパント152と同じ物質のドーパント163を青色発光層16にドープする代わりに、ドーパント152の発光色と同系の色の発光を行う別の補助発光物質を青色発光層16にドープすること。
【0046】
(8)特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合、特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある有機発光層を陽極側で隣接させ、特定の有機発光層における発光物質を特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層に補助発光物質としてドープすること。
【0047】
この場合、駆動電流が大きくなってゆくと、正孔と電子との再結合領域が陽極側へ移動し、特定の有機発光層に隣接する前記有機発光層における前記ドーパントの発光が増える。その結果、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化が抑制される。
【0048】
前記した実施の形態から把握できる請求項記載以外の発明について以下に記載する。
〔1〕複数の有機発光層を陽極と陰極との間に挟み、前記陽極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される正孔と、前記陰極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される電子とを再結合させて発光させる有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子において、
1つの特定の有機発光層に前記陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して前記特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質を補助発光物質としてドープし、駆動電流の増加に伴って前記正孔と電子との再結合領域が移動する方向の側で前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を隣接させた有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。
【0049】
〔2〕請求項1乃至請求項7のいずれか1項において、前記複数の有機発光層と前記陽極との間に正孔注入層を介在し、前記複数の有機発光層と前記陰極との間に電子注入層を介在した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。
【0050】
〔3〕前記〔2〕項において、前記複数の有機発光層と前記正孔注入層との間に正孔輸送層を介在した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。
〔4〕前記〔2〕項及び〔3〕項のいずれか1項において、前記電子注入層と前記陰極との間に電子輸送層を介在した有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。
【0051】
【発明の効果】
本発明では、特定の有機発光層に陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して、特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質の発光色と同系の色の発光を行う補助発光物質をドープしたので、駆動電流の大きさの変化に伴う発光色度の変化を抑制し得るという優れた効果を奏する。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】第1の実施の形態を示す有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子の構造を示す断面図。
【図2】駆動電流と色度との関係を示すグラフ。
【図3】色度図。
【図4】第2の実施の形態を示す有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子の構造を示す断面図。
【図5】第3の実施の形態を示す有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子の構造を示す断面図。
【符号の説明】
10,10B,10C…白色発光素子である有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。12…陽極。15…特定の有機発光層である赤色発光層。16…特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層である青色発光層。17…有機発光層である緑色発光層。151,161,171,211,221…ホスト。152,162,172,212,222…基本発光物質としてのドーパント。163,223…補助発光物質としてのドーパント。19…陰極。21…特定の有機発光層。22…特定の有機発光層に隣接する有機発光層。[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-243565 discloses an organic electroluminescence device that obtains white light emission by mixing two colors having complementary colors. There is also an organic electroluminescence device that obtains white light emission by mixing three colors of red, blue and green. As such an organic electroluminescence device, there is an organic electroluminescence device having a configuration in which a plurality of organic light emitting layers in which a dopant that emits light is doped in a host are sandwiched between an anode and a cathode.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An organic electroluminescent device having a plurality of organic light emitting layers has a problem that when the magnitude of a drive current changes for brightness adjustment or the like, the emission color changes. It is considered that the change of the emission color due to the change of the drive current is due to the following reason.
[0004]
For example, an organic light emitting layer for emitting red light (hereinafter, referred to as red light emitting layer), an organic light emitting layer for emitting blue light (hereinafter, referred to as blue light emitting layer), and an organic light emitting layer for emitting green light (hereinafter, referred to as green light emitting layer). Consider an organic electroluminescent element stacked in this order from the anode side. In this organic electroluminescent element, the mobility of holes in the host of the red light emitting layer is large, and the mobility of holes in the hosts of the blue light emitting layer and the green light emitting layer is small.
[0005]
Then, when the driving current is small, holes are generated by the difference between the hole mobility in the red light emitting layer and the hole mobility in the blue light emitting layer, or the energy level of the highest electron occupied molecular orbital (HOMO level) in the red light emitting layer. ) And the HOMO level of the blue light-emitting layer, it remains at the interface between the red light-emitting layer and the blue light-emitting layer. Therefore, the recombination region of electrons and holes is located exclusively in the red light-emitting layer, and the emission chromaticity of the entire organic electroluminescence element is closer to the emission color of the red light-emitting layer. That is, when the driving current is small, reddish white light emission is generated.
[0006]
However, as the drive current increases, the rate at which holes propagate toward the cathode increases, and the recombination region of electrons and holes moves toward the blue light emitting layer. Therefore, the emission chromaticity of the entire organic electroluminescence element is closer to the emission color of the blue light emitting layer. That is, when the driving current is large, bluish white light emission is generated.
[0007]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent device capable of suppressing a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of a drive current.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention sandwiches a plurality of organic light emitting layers between an anode and a cathode, and holes injected from the anode side to the organic light emitting layer, and electrons injected from the cathode side to the organic light emitting layer. The invention of claim 1 is directed to an organic electroluminescence element that combines and emits light by combining the specific organic light emitting layer with the organic light emitting layer adjacent to one specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side. Doping an auxiliary light emitting substance that emits light of a color similar to the emission color of the basic light emitting substance in the specific organic light emitting layer, when the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons. The organic light emitting layer adjacent to the light emitting layer is adjacent to the cathode side, and when the electron mobility in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the hole mobility, the specific organic light emitting layer Adjacent to the layer The organic light-emitting layer in was adjacent to the anode side.
[0009]
In the invention according to claim 2, in claim 1, the auxiliary light emitting substance is the same substance as the basic light emitting substance.
According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, when the mobility of holes in a specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, the recombination region of holes and electrons increases as the drive current increases. Moves to the cathode side. The organic light emitting layer doped with the auxiliary light emitting substance is adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side. Therefore, as the driving current increases, the light emission of the auxiliary light emitting substance in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0010]
When the mobility of electrons in a specific organic light emitting layer is higher than the mobility of holes, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the anode side as the drive current increases. The organic light emitting layer doped with the auxiliary light emitting substance is adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the anode side. Therefore, as the driving current increases, the light emission of the auxiliary light emitting substance in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0011]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, and the organic layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side with respect to the specific organic light emitting layer. The light emitting layer was doped with the auxiliary light emitting material.
[0012]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, and the mobility of the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side is higher than that of the specific organic light emitting layer. The light emitting layer was doped with the auxiliary light emitting material.
[0013]
According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, as the driving current increases, the emission of the auxiliary light emitting substance in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer increases.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the third and fourth aspects, the plurality of organic light emitting layers are a red light emitting layer, a blue light emitting layer, and a green light emitting layer, and the organic electroluminescent element is a white light emitting element. And
[0014]
A change in chromaticity of white light emission due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
In the invention of claim 6, in claim 5, the red light emitting layer, the blue light emitting layer, and the green light emitting layer are laminated in this order from the anode side, and the basic light emitting substance in the red light emitting layer is used as the auxiliary light emitting substance. The blue light emitting layer was doped.
[0015]
The red light emitting layer becomes a specific organic light emitting layer, and the hole mobility in the red light emitting layer is larger than the electron mobility. As the driving current increases, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the cathode side. The blue light emitting layer doped with the basic light emitting substance (red light emitting substance) in the red light emitting layer is adjacent to the red light emitting layer on the cathode side. Therefore, as the drive current increases, the emission of the auxiliary light emitting substance (red light emitting substance) in the blue light emitting layer adjacent to the red light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in chromaticity of white light emission due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0016]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the plurality of organic light emitting layers are a pair of organic light emitting layers that separately emit colors complementary to each other.
[0017]
A change in chromaticity of white light emission due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to seventh aspects, all of the plurality of organic light emitting layers are formed by doping a non-light emitting host with a light emitting dopant as the basic light emitting material. A light-emitting layer, and doping a dopant in the specific organic light-emitting layer as an auxiliary light-emitting substance with respect to an organic light-emitting layer adjacent to one specific organic light-emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side; When the mobility of the holes in is larger than the mobility of the electrons, the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the cathode side, and in the specific organic light emitting layer When the mobility of electrons was larger than the mobility of holes, the organic light-emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light-emitting layer was adjacent to the anode.
[0018]
When the mobility of holes in a specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the cathode side as the drive current increases. An organic light emitting layer doped with a dopant as a basic light emitting substance in a specific organic light emitting layer as an auxiliary light emitting substance is adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side. Therefore, as the drive current increases, the emission of the dopant in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0019]
When the mobility of electrons in a specific organic light emitting layer is higher than the mobility of holes, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the anode side as the drive current increases. An organic light emitting layer doped with a dopant as a basic light emitting material in a specific organic light emitting layer as an auxiliary light emitting material is adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the anode side. Therefore, as the drive current increases, the emission of the dopant in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0020]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
FIG. 1 shows an organic electroluminescence device 10 as a white light emitting device. On a transparent glass substrate 11, an anode 12, a hole injection layer 13, a hole transport layer 14, a red light emitting layer 15, a blue light emitting layer 16, a green light emitting layer 17, an electron injection layer 18 and a cathode 19 are arranged in this order. It is laminated.
[0022]
The anode 12 is made of transparent and conductive ITO (indium tin oxide), and the cathode 19 is made of aluminum. The hole injection layer 13 is made of CuPc (copper phthalocyanine), and the electron injection layer 18 is made of LiF (lithium fluoride). The hole transport layer 14 is made of TPTE (tetramer of triphenylamine). The hole injection layer 13 and the hole transport layer 14 have a function of injecting holes from the anode 12 and transmitting the holes to the light emitting layers 15, 16, and 17. The electron injection layer 18 has a function of transmitting electrons from the cathode 19 to the light emitting layers 15, 16, and 17.
[0023]
The thicknesses of the hole injection layer 13, the hole transport layer 14, the red light emitting layer 15, the blue light emitting layer 16, the green light emitting layer 17, and the electron injection layer 18 are 10 nm, 10 nm, 5 nm, 30 nm, 20 nm, 0. 5 nm.
[0024]
The red light emitting layer 15 has a configuration in which a dopant 152 is doped into a host 151 made of TPTE having a hole transporting property. The dopant 152 is a red light-emitting substance represented by the following chemical formula (1).
[0025]
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Hereinafter, the substance represented by the chemical formula (1) is referred to as DCJT. The weight% of the dopant 152 as the basic light emitting material in the red light emitting layer 15 is 0.5% by weight.
[0026]
The blue light emitting layer 16 has a configuration in which a host 161 made of DPVBi [4,4'-bis (2,2'-diphenylvinyl) biphenyl] having an electron transporting property is doped with two kinds of dopants 162 and 163. . The dopant 162 is a blue light-emitting substance made of BCzVBi [4,4′-bis (9-ethyl-3-carbazovinylene) -1,1′-biphenyl]. The dopant 163 is a red light-emitting substance manufactured by DCJT. The weight% of the dopant 162 as the basic light emitting material in the blue light emitting layer 16 is 5.0% by weight, and the weight% of the dopant 163 as the auxiliary light emitting material in the blue light emitting layer 16 is 0.5% by weight. The amount of the dopant 163 is smaller than the amount of the dopant 152 made of the same material.
[0027]
The green light emitting layer 17 has a configuration in which a dopant 172 is doped into a host 171 made of Alq3 [tris (8-quinolinolato) aluminum] having an electron transporting property. The dopant 172 is C545T [10- (2-benzothiazolyl) -2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1,2,7,7-tetramethyl-1H, 5H, 11H- [1] benzopyrano [6,7, 8-ij] quinolinidin-11-one]. The weight% of the dopant 172 (C545T is a trade name of Eastman-Kodak) as a basic light emitting material in the green light emitting layer 17 is 1.0% by weight.
[0028]
The red light emitting layer 15, the blue light emitting layer 16, and the green light emitting layer 17 are all organic light emitting layers sandwiched between the anode 12 and the cathode 19. The hole mobility in the blue light emitting layer 16 and the hole mobility in the green light emitting layer 17 are smaller than the hole mobility in the red light emitting layer 15 which is a specific organic light emitting layer. The host 151 constituting the red light emitting layer 15 is made of a material having a hole transporting property in which the mobility of holes is larger than the mobility of electrons. The host 161 constituting the blue light emitting layer 16 is made of a material having an electron transporting property, and the host 171 constituting the green light emitting layer 17 is made of a material having an electron injecting and transporting property. The blue light emitting layer 16 is adjacent to the red light emitting layer 15 as a specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode 19 side.
[0029]
When a DC electric field is applied between the anode 12 and the cathode 19, holes are injected from the anode 12 into the red light emitting layer 15 through the hole injection layer 13 and the hole transport layer 14, and electrons are emitted from the cathode 19. The electrons are injected into the green light emitting layer 17, the blue light emitting layer 16 and the red light emitting layer 15 through the electron injection layer 18. The injected holes and electrons recombine. When the driving current is small, the center of the recombination region of holes and electrons is in the red light emitting layer 15, and when the driving current is large, the center of the recombination region moves to the blue light emitting layer 16.
[0030]
In the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1-1) As the drive current increases, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the cathode 19 side. The blue light emitting layer 16 doped with a small amount of the same light emitting substance 163 as the dopant 152 in the red light emitting layer 15 as a specific organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the red light emitting layer 15 on the cathode 19 side. Therefore, as the driving current increases, the red light emission of the dopant 163 as an auxiliary light emitting substance in the blue light emitting layer 16 adjacent to the red light emitting layer 15 on the cathode 19 side increases.
[0031]
Curves Ex and Dx in the graph of FIG. 2 show the relationship between the drive current (unit: mA / cm 2 ) and chromaticity X, and curves Ey and Dy show the relationship between the drive current and chromaticity Y. Curves Ex and Ey show the results of an experiment in which a DC electric field was applied to the organic electroluminescence device 10 of the present embodiment in which the blue light emitting layer 16 was doped with the dopant 163. Curves Dx and Dy show the results of an experiment in which a DC electric field was applied to an organic electroluminescent element 10A (not shown) having the same configuration as the organic electroluminescent element 10 except that the blue light emitting layer 16 was not doped with the dopant 163. . White circles, black circles, white squares, and black squares are measured data.
[0032]
FIG. 3 shows a chromaticity diagram. The curve Do in FIG. 3 corresponds to the curves Dx and Dy, and the curve Eo corresponds to the curves Ex and Ey. That is, the curve Do is obtained by applying a DC electric field to the organic electroluminescent element 10A, and the curve Eo is obtained by applying a DC electric field to the organic electroluminescent element 10. The chromaticity on the curves Do and Eo changes so as to move from right to left on the curve Do as the drive current increases.
[0033]
As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, in the organic electroluminescence element 10A, the change in the emission chromaticity according to the change in the magnitude of the drive current is large. However, in the organic electroluminescence element 10 of the present embodiment, the change in the emission chromaticity due to the change in the drive current is suppressed. FIGS. 2 and 3 show that the whiteness of the organic electroluminescent element 10 is higher than the whiteness of the organic electroluminescent element 10A. Such an effect is obtained by doping a small amount of the dopant 163 of the same substance as the dopant 152 into the blue light emitting layer 16.
[0034]
(1-2) In an organic electroluminescent element that emits white light, if any one of the red light emitting layer 15, the blue light emitting layer 16, and the green light emitting layer 17 emits extra light, the light emission color is conspicuous and the whiteness is impaired. Easily. Therefore, an organic electroluminescent element that emits white light is particularly suitable as an application target of the present invention.
[0035]
Next, a second embodiment of FIG. 4 will be described. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In the organic electroluminescence element 10B according to the second embodiment, the electron transport layer 20 is interposed between the green light emitting layer 17 and the electron injection layer 18. The electron transport layer 20 is made of Alq3 having an electron transport property. The thickness of the green light emitting layer 17 is 15 nm, and the thickness of the electron transport layer 20 is 5 nm. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0036]
In the second embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.
The present invention is also applicable to the organic electroluminescent element 10C as a white light emitting element shown as the third embodiment in FIG.
[0037]
The organic electroluminescent element 10C includes an anode 12, a hole injection layer 13, a hole transport layer 14, an organic light emitting layer 21, an organic light emitting layer 22, an electron injection layer 18 and a cathode 19 formed on a transparent glass substrate 11. They are laminated in order. The organic light emitting layer 21 and the organic light emitting layer 22 separately emit colors having complementary colors. The organic light emitting layer 21 is formed on a host 211 made of, for example, DPVDPAN (9,10-di [4- (2,2′-diphenylvinyl-1-yl) phenyl) anthracene), for example, with DPAVBi (4,4′-bis [ The configuration is such that a dopant 212 made of 2- (4- (N, N-diphenylamino) phenyl) vinyl] biphenyl) is doped. The organic light emitting layer 22 has a configuration in which a host 221 made of DPVTP [4,4′-bis (2,2-diphenylvinyl) -terphenylene] is doped with a rubrene dopant 222. DPVDPAN is a blue luminescent material and rubrene is an orange luminescent material. The emission color of the dopant 212, which is the basic light emitting substance, and the emission color of the dopant 222, which is the basic light emitting substance, have a complementary color relationship. Then, a small amount of the dopant 223 is doped in the organic light emitting layer 22.
[0038]
The organic light emitting layer 22 is adjacent to the organic light emitting layer 21 as a specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode 19 side. The dopant 223 as the auxiliary light emitting substance is made of the same material as the dopant 212, and the weight% of the dopant 223 in the organic light emitting layer 22 is considerably smaller than the weight% of the dopant 222. The amount of the dopant 223 is smaller than the amount of the dopant 212.
[0039]
The dopant 223 made of the same material as the dopant 212 doped in the organic light emitting layer 21 plays the same role as the dopant 163 in the first embodiment. That is, the dopant 223 suppresses a change in the emission chromaticity of the organic electroluminescence device 10C due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current.
[0040]
In the present invention, the following embodiments are also possible.
(1) In the first and second embodiments, instead of DCJT, DCM2 ([2-methyl-6- [2- (2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H)) is used instead of DCJT. , 5H-benzo [ij] quinolijin-9-yl) ethenyl] -4H-pyran-4-ylidene] propane-dinitrile).
[0041]
(2) In the first and second embodiments, the weight% of the dopant 152 in the red light emitting layer 15 is in the range of 0.1 to 2.0% by weight, and the weight% of the dopant 162 in the blue light emitting layer 16 is 3%. 0.0 to 8.0% by weight, the weight% of the dopant 163 in the blue light emitting layer 16 is in the range of 0.01 to 1.0% by weight, and the weight% of the dopant 172 in the green light emitting layer 17 is 0.5%. To 2.0% by weight. In this case, the weight% of the dopant 163 is smaller than the weight% of the dopant 162, and the amount of the dopant 163 is smaller than the amount of the dopant 152.
[0042]
(3) In an organic electroluminescent device in which a red light emitting layer, a blue light emitting layer, and a green light emitting layer are stacked in this order from the anode side to the cathode side, the same dopant as the blue dopant doped in the blue light emitting layer is used as an auxiliary light emitting substance. Doping the green light emitting layer with a small amount as necessary.
[0043]
(4) In an organic electroluminescence device in which a red light emitting layer, a green light emitting layer, and a blue light emitting layer are laminated in this order from the anode side to the cathode side, the same dopant as the red dopant doped into the red light emitting layer is used for the green light emitting layer. Doping a small amount.
[0044]
(5) In an organic electroluminescent device in which a blue light emitting layer, a red light emitting layer, and a green light emitting layer are laminated in this order from the anode side to the cathode side, the same dopant as the blue-based dopant doped in the blue light emitting layer is used. Doping a small amount.
[0045]
(6) The present invention is applied to an organic electroluminescent device in which two types of organic light emitting layers having no complementary colors are arranged adjacent to each other.
(7) In the first and second embodiments, instead of doping the blue light-emitting layer 16 with the dopant 163 of the same substance as the dopant 152 as the basic light-emitting substance, light emission of a color similar to the emission color of the dopant 152 is performed. Doping the blue luminescent layer 16 with another auxiliary luminescent material.
[0046]
(8) When the mobility of electrons in the specific organic light-emitting layer is larger than the mobility of holes, an organic light-emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light-emitting layer is made adjacent to the anode side, and the specific organic light-emitting Doping the luminescent material in the layer as an auxiliary luminescent material into said organic luminescent layer adjacent to a particular organic luminescent layer.
[0047]
In this case, as the drive current increases, the recombination region of holes and electrons moves to the anode side, and the emission of the dopant in the organic light emitting layer adjacent to a specific organic light emitting layer increases. As a result, a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current is suppressed.
[0048]
Inventions other than those described in the claims that can be grasped from the above-described embodiment will be described below.
[1] A plurality of organic light emitting layers are sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, and holes injected from the anode side into the organic light emitting layer and electrons injected from the cathode side into the organic light emitting layer are reproduced. In an organic electroluminescent device that emits light by bonding
An organic light-emitting layer adjacent to one specific organic light-emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side is doped with a basic light-emitting substance in the specific organic light-emitting layer as an auxiliary light-emitting substance, and the positive light-emitting substance is increased with an increase in driving current. An organic electroluminescent element in which the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the side of the direction in which the recombination region of holes and electrons moves.
[0049]
[2] The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a hole injection layer is interposed between the plurality of organic light emitting layers and the anode, and between the plurality of organic light emitting layers and the cathode. Organic electroluminescence device with an electron injection layer interposed in the substrate.
[0050]
[3] The organic electroluminescence device according to the item [2], wherein a hole transport layer is interposed between the plurality of organic light emitting layers and the hole injection layer.
[4] The organic electroluminescence device according to any one of the above items [2] and [3], wherein an electron transport layer is interposed between the electron injection layer and the cathode.
[0051]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, an organic light emitting layer adjacent to a specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side is doped with an auxiliary light emitting substance that emits light of a color similar to the emission color of the basic light emitting substance in the specific organic light emitting layer. Therefore, an excellent effect that a change in emission chromaticity due to a change in the magnitude of the drive current can be suppressed is achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of an organic electroluminescence element according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a graph showing a relationship between drive current and chromaticity.
FIG. 3 is a chromaticity diagram.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of an organic electroluminescence element according to a second embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of an organic electroluminescence element according to a third embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
10, 10B, 10C: Organic electroluminescent elements which are white light emitting elements. 12 ... Anode. 15 ... Red light emitting layer which is a specific organic light emitting layer. 16. Blue light emitting layer which is an organic light emitting layer adjacent to a specific organic light emitting layer. 17: green light-emitting layer which is an organic light-emitting layer. 151, 161, 171, 211, 221 ... host. 152, 162, 172, 212, 222 ... dopants as basic light emitting substances. 163, 223 ... Dopants as auxiliary light emitting substances. 19 ... cathode. 21 ... Specific organic light emitting layer. 22 ... an organic light emitting layer adjacent to a specific organic light emitting layer.

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複数の有機発光層を陽極と陰極との間に挟み、前記陽極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される正孔と、前記陰極側から前記有機発光層へ注入される電子とを結合させて発光させる有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子において、
1つの特定の有機発光層に前記陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して、前記特定の有機発光層における基本発光物質の発光色と同系の色の発光を行う補助発光物質をドープし、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陰極側に隣接させ、前記特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陽極側に隣接させた有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。
A plurality of organic light emitting layers are sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, and light is emitted by combining holes injected from the anode side into the organic light emitting layer and electrons injected from the cathode side into the organic light emitting layer. In the organic electroluminescent element to be
An organic light emitting layer adjacent to one specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side is doped with an auxiliary light emitting substance that emits light of a color similar to the emission color of the basic light emitting substance in the specific organic light emitting layer. When the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the cathode side. When the mobility of electrons in the specific organic light-emitting layer is larger than the mobility of holes, the organic light-emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light-emitting layer is adjacent to the anode. Organic electroluminescent element.
前記補助発光物質は、前記基本発光物質と同じ物質である請求項1に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary light emitting material is the same as the basic light emitting material. 前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度は、電子の移動度よりも大きく、前記補助発光物質は、前記特定の有機発光層に対して前記陰極側で隣接する有機発光層にドープされる請求項1及び請求項2のいずれか1項に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。The mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, and the auxiliary light emitting substance is doped into the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side with respect to the specific organic light emitting layer. The organic electroluminescence device according to claim 1. 前記特定の有機発光層に対して前記陰極側で隣接する有機発光層における正孔の移動度は、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度よりも小さい請求項3に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。The organic electroluminescence according to claim 3, wherein the mobility of holes in an organic light emitting layer adjacent to the specific organic light emitting layer on the cathode side is smaller than the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer. element. 前記複数の有機発光層は、赤色発光層と青色発光層と緑色発光層とであり、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子は白色発光素子である請求項3及び請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of organic light emitting layers are a red light emitting layer, a blue light emitting layer, and a green light emitting layer, and the organic electroluminescent element is a white light emitting element. Luminescent element. 前記赤色発光層と青色発光層と緑色発光層とをこの順に前記陽極側から積層し、前記赤色発光層における前記基本発光物質を前記補助発光物質として前記青色発光層へドープした請求項5に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。6. The red light emitting layer, the blue light emitting layer, and the green light emitting layer are laminated in this order from the anode side, and the blue light emitting layer is doped with the basic light emitting material in the red light emitting layer as the auxiliary light emitting material. Organic electroluminescence element. 前記複数の有機発光層は、互いに補色の関係にある色を別々に発光する一対の有機発光層であり、有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子は白色発光素子である請求項1乃至請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。5. The organic light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of organic light-emitting layers are a pair of organic light-emitting layers that separately emit colors having complementary colors, and the organic electroluminescent element is a white light-emitting element. 3. The organic electroluminescent device according to 1.). 前記複数の有機発光層の全ては、発光するドーパントを前記基本発光物質として発光しないホストにドープして構成した有機発光層であり、1つの特定の有機発光層に前記陰極側又は陽極側で隣接する有機発光層に対して前記特定の有機発光層におけるドーパントを前記補助発光物質としてドープし、前記特定の有機発光層における正孔の移動度が電子の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陰極側に隣接させ、前記特定の有機発光層における電子の移動度が正孔の移動度よりも大きい場合には、前記特定の有機発光層に対して隣接関係にある前記有機発光層を前記陽極側に隣接させた請求項1乃至請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の有機エレクトロルミネッセンス素子。All of the plurality of organic light-emitting layers are organic light-emitting layers formed by doping a light-emitting dopant into a host that does not emit light as the basic light-emitting substance, and are adjacent to one specific organic light-emitting layer on the cathode side or the anode side. The organic light emitting layer to be doped with the dopant in the specific organic light emitting layer as the auxiliary light emitting substance, and when the mobility of holes in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of electrons, The organic light emitting layer adjacent to the organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the cathode side, when the mobility of electrons in the specific organic light emitting layer is larger than the mobility of holes, the specific organic light emitting layer, The organic electroluminescent device according to claim 1, wherein the organic light emitting layer adjacent to the organic light emitting layer is adjacent to the anode.
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