Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is disclosed, comprising a substrate having thereon a light-emitting layer sandwiched by an anode and a cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises at least: (1) a host material having electron-transporting or hole-transporting property, (2) Compound A capable of phosphorescence emission at room temperature, and (3) Compound B capable of phosphorescence emission or fluorescence emission at room temperature and having the maximum light emission wavelength longer than the maximum light emission wavelength of Compound A, and the maximum light emission wavelength of said device is attributable to said (3). The light emission attributable to (3) is intensified by (2) to elevate the light emission efficiency and by selecting a fluorescent compound as (3), the device can be prevented from aging deterioration of the luminance.

Abstract: A red light emitting element material with high color purity and a light emitting element using the red light emitting element material. A light emitting element material including a compound which is expressed by following general formula (A) and a light emitting element using the compound. In the following general formula (A), at least two of R1, R2, and R3 each independently represents an aryl group or heterocyclic group, and at least one of the R1, R2, and R3 contains a group expressed by following general formula (B). In the general formula (B), R4 represents a heterocyclic group or electron attracting group, R5 represents a hydrogen atom or electron attracting group, R6, R7, and R8 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or substituent, and m represents 0, 1, or 2. However, in a case in which only one group expressed by the general formula (B) is contained in the general formula (A), R4 and R5 are not cyano groups at the same time.

Abstract: Novel materials for electron injection/transportation and emitting layers can greatly improve the stability of an organic electroluminescent display. Electroluminescent displays incorporating these materials produce blue light at low voltage levels. These novel organic materials include compounds in which 1 to 2 imidazole functional groups are introduced in the 2 or 2,6-site of 9,10 substituted anthracene. An organic electroluminescent display with an organic compound layer of these materials has high efficiency, thermal stability, operationally stability and maintains driving voltage before and after operation.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (IA): in which (A) represents an ethylene group, a vinylene group or an o-arylene group; Ar1 and Ar2 each represent an aryl group; R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group or an aryl group; R3 represents an alkyl group or an aryl group; R4 and R5 each represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a dialkylamino group, an N-alkyl-N-arylamino group or a diarylamino group; or Ar1 and R1, or Ar2 and R2 are taken together either directly or indirectly to form a ring; Ar1(R1)C?CH—(CH?CH)m— and Ar2(R2)C?CH—(CH?CH)n— are on the 2- or 3-position and the 7- or 8-position of the respective benzene rings; m and n each represent an integer of from 0 to 2; and p and q each represent an integer of from 0 to 3.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to luminescent lanthanide compounds with phosphine oxide, phosphine oxide-sulfide, pyridine N-oxide, and phosphine oxide-pyridine N-oxide ligands. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes a lanthanide complex.

Abstract: Organic light emitting devices are disclosed which are comprised of a heterostructure for producing electroluminescence wherein the heterostructure is comprised of an emissive layer containing a phosphorescent dopant compound.

Abstract: The present invention includes infrared emitting materials and infrared emitting devices. The present invention demonstrates 1.54 micron infrared PL and EL emission from an organic complex. This provides a very simple way to obtain a light source at 1.54 micron wavelength that may be both optically and electrically pumped.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a polymeric metal complex comprising a polymeric material having a plurality of a first-type functional groups, wherein at least a portion of the functional groups are coordinated to at least one metal containing complex, polymeric-metal complex salts comprising at least one polymeric material having a plurality of first-type functional groups having a charge, and at least one metal complex having an opposite charge. It further relates to devices that are made with the polymeric metal complex or the polymeric-metal complex salt.

Abstract: An electroluminescence device having a layer containing a specific metal coordination compound is provided. The metal coordination compound is represented by formula (1) below: MLmL?n??(1), wherein M is a metal atom of Ir, Pt, Rh or Pd; L and L? are mutually different bidentate ligands; m is 1, 2 or 3 and n is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that m+n is 2 or 3; a partial structure MLm is represented by formula (2) shown below and a partial structure ML?n is represented by formula (3) or (4) shown below: at least one of the optional substituent(s) of the cyclic groups, and the cyclic groups CyC1 and CyC2 includes a benzofuran structure capable of having a substituent represented by the following formula (5): The metal coordination compound having the benzofuran structure is effective in providing high-efficiency luminescence and long-term high luminance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to efficient organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). More specifically, the present invention relates to white-emitting OLEDs, or WOLEDs. The devices of the present invention employ two emitters in a single emissive region to sufficiently cover the visible spectrum. White emission is achieved from two emitters in a single emissive region through the formation of an aggregate by one of the emissive centers. This allows the construction of simple, bright and efficient WOLEDs that exhibit a high color rendering index.

Abstract: A film including polyaniline in the emeraldine salt form (PANI) and poly(2-acrylamido-2 methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAAMPSA) as a counterion and optionally a water-soluble host polymer, the film is useful in an electronic device such as pixellated displays.

Abstract: The present invention relates to efficient organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). More specifically, the present invention relates to white-emitting OLEDs, or WOLEDs. The devices of the present invention employ two emitters in a single emissive region to sufficiently cover the visible spectrum. White emission is achieved from two emitters in a single emissive region through the formation of an aggregate by one of the emissive centers. This allows the construction of simple, bright and efficient WOLEDs that exhibit a high color rendering index.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which includes an anode, a cathode, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, and at least one organic luminescent medium doped with a pyrazolo[3,4b]quinoxaline derivative is disclosed. The present device provides improved efficiency, and the emission band associated therewith is surprisingly narrow. The improved green emitting organic electroluminescence device exhibits high color purity.

Abstract: Emissive materials are provided having the following structures: Devices incorporating the emissive materials are also provided.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is formed of a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer interposed between the electrodes. The organic compound layer is composed of an organic compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein X is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, each of at least two groups among Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 is a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenyl group, and the remainder represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element is disclosed which comprises a light emission layer containing a fluorescent compound and a phosphorescent compound, the fluorescent compound having a nitrogen atom number to carbon atom number ratio in the molecule (N/C) of from 0 to 0.05, wherein the maximum emission wavelength of light emitted according to electroluminescence of the element is longer than the maximum fluorescence wavelength of the fluorescent compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer electroluminescent device comprising a cathode, an anode, a light emitting layer (LEL) and a layer disposed between the cathode and anode containing a naphthalene compound represented by formula (1): wherein m is 0, 1 or 2; each Ra is an independently selected substituent and each n is independently 0 to 3; each Ara is an independently selected aromatic group; and each Arb is an independently selected carbocyclic aromatic group; provided that two ring substituents may join to form a ring. The device provides a desired high luminance.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electroluminescent device, in which the luminescent layer contains a luminescent compound and a compound of the general formula I as doping agent, wherein B is an unsaturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic 4-8-link ring, which can also contain an alicyclic bridge, the rings D and E are five- or six-link rings, which each can contain one more hetero-atom N, O and S, the radicals R are one or more substituents H or straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl, X and Y are carbon or nitrogen, R1; R2 and R9 are H or straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl, R3 and R9 are hydrogen, straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl, hydroxy, —OR16, —COOR16, N,N-dialkylamino, acetylamino or halogen, wherein R16 is hydrogen, or straight-chain or branched C1-C6-alkyl, R1 and R2 or R2 and R3 and/or R9 and R9 together can form an alicyclic, heterocyclic or aromatic ring, and A1 and A2, which can be the same or different, are cyan, nitro or —COOR16. The compounds I are partly new.

Abstract: Bisphenylene-spirobifluorene compounds, a method for synthesizing the same, and EL material and device having the same. The bisphenylene-spirobifluorene compound is defined by the following formula: wherein R1 and R2 are identical or different and are independently a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 independently contains one or more elements selected from the group consisting of C, O, N, S, Si and Ge, and m and n are integers from 1 to 4.

Abstract: Organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices (“OPODs”) are disclosed which include an exciton blocking layer to enhance device efficiency. Single heterostructure, stacked and wave-guide type embodiments are disclosed. Photodetector OPODs having multilayer structures and an exciton blocking layer are also disclosed. Guidelines for selection of exciton blocking layers are provided.