Abstract: A carrier-injection type organic electroluminescent device includes, provided on a substrate, a transparent anode electrode, and a hole transport layer containing hole-transporting poly(N-vinylcarbazole) and 2,5-bis(1-naphthyl)-oxadiazole, and 3-(2'-benzothiazoyl)-7-diethylaminocoumarin as a fluorescent material which absorbs light within a predetermined wavelength range and emits light having a longer wavelength. Further included are an electron transport layer containing an electron-transporting tris(8-quinolinolate)aluminum complex, and a cathode electrode. When a voltage is applied between the anode and the cathode, the fluorescent material absorbs light emitted by the recombination of electrons and holes, and emits visible light.