Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a cathode, an anode, a red-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the cathode and the anode and emits red light, a blue-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the red-light-emitting layer and the cathode and emits blue light, a green-light-emitting layer that is disposed between the blue-light-emitting layer and the cathode and emits green light, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between and in contact with the red-light-emitting layer and the blue-light-emitting layer and functions so as to control the transfer of positive holes and electrons between the red-light-emitting layer and the blue-light-emitting layer, wherein the intermediate layer contains a first material and a second material different from the first material, the red-light-emitting layer contains a material of the same type as the first material, and each of the blue-light-emitting layer and the green-light-emitting layer contains a material of the same type as the second material.

Abstract: A device is provided, having an anode, a cathode, and an intermediate connector disposed between the anode and the cathode. A first organic layer including an emissive sublayer is disposed between the anode and the intermediate connector, and a second including an emissive sublayer is disposed between the intermediate connector and the cathode. The intermediate connector includes a first metal having a work function lower than 4.0 eV and a second metal having a work function lower than 5.0 eV. The work function of the first metal is at least 0.5 eV less than the work function of the second metal. The first metal is in contact with a sublayer of the second organic layer that includes a material well adapted to receive holes from a low work function metal.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescence device including at least one of compounds shown by the following formula (Ia), (Ib), (IIa), (IIb), (III), (IVa) or (IVb):

Abstract: Provided is an organic electroluminescence device, including: an anode; a cathode; and organic thin film layers provided between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic thin film layers have a light emitting layer, and have a hole injecting layer and a hole transporting layer, or a hole injecting/transporting layer on a side which is closer to the anode than the light emitting layer is; the hole injecting layer or the hole injecting/transporting layer contains an aromatic amine derivative having a specific substituent, and the hole transporting layer or the hole injecting/transporting layer contains an aromatic amine derivative having a specific substituent.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence element comprising an anode, a cathode and a plurality of organic compound layers between the anode and the cathode, provided that one of the organic compound layers is a light emitting layer containing a phosphorescence emitting compound, wherein at least one of the organic compound layers contains a compound represented by Formula (1), wherein, X represents O or S; Y1 to Y3 each represents a hydrogen atom, a substituent or a group represented by Formula (A) disclosed in the specification, provided that at least two of Y1 to Y3 are groups represented by Formula (A), not all of Y1 to Y3 are the same group, and at least one of the groups represented by Formula (A) has Ar of a carbazolyl group, or an azacarbazolyl group containing 2 to 5 nitrogen atoms.

Abstract: An organic EL device including at least an anode, a cathode and an organic light-emitting zone with high brightness is provided. A mixture containing at least two compounds is used for a light-emitting zone and the spectrum of the luminescence from light-emitting zone includes at least one peak at a wavelength which is different from neither of fluorescent peak positions of the compounds included in light-emitting zone.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is provided and includes: a cathode; an anode; and at least one organic layer between the cathode and the anode. The at least one organic layer includes a light emitting layer containing at least one light emitting material. A compound represented by the following formula (I) is contained in the at least one organic layer. where n stands for an integer of 2 or greater, L represents an n-valent linking group, and R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel organic semiconductor material which has a twisted quaterphenylene skeleton as a central unit and simultaneously possesses a skeleton having an electron-transporting property and a skeleton having a hole-transporting property at the terminals of the quaterphenylene skeleton. Specifically, the organic semiconductor material has a [1,1?:2?,1?:2?,1??]quaterphenyl-4-4??-diyl group, and one of the terminals of the [1,1?:2?,1?:2?,1??]quaterphenyl-4-4??-diyl group is bonded to a skeleton having an electron-transporting property such as a benzoxazole group or an oxadiazole group. A skeleton having a hole-transporting property such as diarylamino group is introduced at the other terminal. This structure allows the formation of a compound having a bipolar property, a high molecular weight, an excellent thermal stability, a large band gap, and high triplet excitation energy.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (1) and to the use thereof in organic electroluminescent devices, in particular as matrix material in phosphorescent devices.

Abstract: An object is to provide a novel heterocyclic compound having a bipolar property. Another object is to provide a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance each having high emission efficiency. A heterocyclic compound represented by a general formula (G1), a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance each formed using the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) are provided. By use of the heterocyclic compound represented by the general formula (G1) to a light-emitting element, a light-emitting device, and an electronic appliance, the light-emitting element, the light-emitting device, and the electronic appliance can each have high emission efficiency.

Abstract: A triarylamine-based compound of formula 1, a method of preparing the same, and an organic light emitting device including the triarylamine-based compound of formula 1: where Ar1 through Ar4 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 heterocyclic group; R is a halogen atom, a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkyl group; n is an integer of 1 through 3; and m is an integer of 1 through 3. The triarylamine-based compound of formula 1 has excellent electrical properties and a great charge transporting capability. An organic light emitting device including an organic layer formed of the triarylamine-based compound has high efficiency, low operating voltage, great luminance, and long lifetime.

Abstract: A quinoxaline derivative represented by General Formula (G1) is provided. The quinoxaline derivative is bipolar and has excellent electron-transporting and hole-transporting properties. Also, the quinoxaline derivative has a high glass transition temperature and excellent thermal stability. By using the quinoxaline derivative, a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device with high efficiency can be obtained.

Abstract: Provided is a white organic light emitting device including an anode, a cathode and an organic layer disposed therebetween, the organic layer having a structure wherein an arrangement of a green emissive layer and a blue emissive layer is formed on both surfaces of a red emissive layer such that the resultant structure is symmetrical around the red emissive layer, and a spacer layer is disposed between opposing surfaces of the blue emissive layer and the green emissive layer, where the white organic light emitting device including this structure exhibits a constant luminescence spectra irrespective of any change in current density. A method of forming the white organic light emitting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided are a compound represented by Formula 1 or 2 below and an organic light emitting device including an organic layer having the compound: where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the detailed description. Since the compound represented by Formula 1 or 2 has excellent electrical properties and excellent charge transport capabilities, the compound can be efficiently used as a hole injecting material, a hole transporting material, and/or an emitting material which is suitable for a fluorescent or phosphorescent organic light emitting device which can realize all colors such as red, green, blue, and white. Thus, an OLED including the compound can have high efficiency, high current density, low driving voltage, excellent brightness, and long lifetime.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescence device including an indenofluorenedione derivative shown by the following formula (I): wherein X1 and X2, which may be the same or different, are any of specific divalent groups; R1 to R10, which may be the same or different, are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocycle, a halogen atom, a fluoroalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a cyano group; and R3 to R6 or R7 to R10 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.

Abstract: Disclosed is a block copolymer characterized by containing a block (A) containing two or more different repeating units respectively composed of a specific divalent heterocyclic group, and a repeating unit composed of an arylene group, and a block (B) containing a repeating unit composed of an arylene group and a repeating unit composed of a divalent aromatic amine residue. Also disclosed are a composition containing a solvent, a light-emitting material other than the block copolymer, a hole-transporting material other than the block copolymer, an electron-transporting material other than the block copolymer or a combination of two or more of them, in addition to the block copolymer; a light-emitting thin film characterized by containing the block copolymer; and a polymer light-emitting device characterized by having an anode, a cathode and an organic layer containing the block copolymer and arranged between the anode and the cathode.

Abstract: An organic compound is an acenaphtho[1,2-k]benzo[e]acephenanthrene derivative represented by general formula (1): where R1 and R2 are each independently selected from a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device having good durability.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel anthracene derivatives. In particular, the present invention provides light-emitting elements with high luminous efficiency, and light-emitting elements with long lifetime. Further, the present invention provides light-emitting devices and electronic devices having long lifetime by using these light-emitting elements. An anthracene derivative represented by the general formula (1) is provided. In addition, since the anthracene derivative represented by the general formula (1) has high luminous efficiency, a light-emitting element using the anthracene derivative represented by the general formula (1) can also have high luminous efficiency. By using the anthracene derivative represented by the general formula (1), light-emitting elements with long lifetime can be provided.

Abstract: There are provided a novel fused ring aromatic compound and an organic light-emitting device which has an optical output with extremely high efficiency and luminance, and also has extremely high durability. The organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and a layer including an organic compound interposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the layer comprises a fused ring aromatic compound represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, and R16 each represent, independently of one another, a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted amino group, or a halogen atom.