Abstract: A lead electrode unit for an EL element includes a lead electrode structure for a transparent electrode layer and a lead electrode structure for a back electrode layer. The EL element has a light-emitting layer, an insulating layer and the back electrode layer formed in that order on a transparent electrode layer on the transparent substrate. The uppermost face of the EL sheet structure is coated with a protective layer. A lead electrode runs from the transparent electrode layer. A lead electrode layer runs from the back electrode layer. An electrode plate is bonded to the lead electrode via an electroconductive adhesive. A connector is fitted to the electrode plate. The connector is bent to form its legs, and the legs run through the electrode plate. The end of each leg is folded to thereby fix the connector.

Abstract: A material for electroluminescent devices which comprises a compound in which a heterocyclic group having nitrogen is bonded to carbazolyl group and an organic electroluminescent device having at least one organic thin film layer which is sandwiched between the cathode and the anode and contains the above material in at least one layer, are provided. The material can provide organic electroluminescent devices emitting bluish light with a high purity of color. The organic electroluminescence device uses the material.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]: general formula [1] wherein A represents a chrysene group X1 to X4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 may be bonded to each other, X3 and X4 may be bonded to each other, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, a+b+c+d?0; general formula [2] being: general formula [2] wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, cyano group or form a triple bond by a linkage of R1 and R2 or R3 and R4, Z represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and n represents 0 or 1.

Abstract: A novel soluble compound which is a distyrylarylene derivative having a soluble substituent and a specific central group and having a solubility of 0.5% by weight or greater at 20° C. in an organic solvent; and an organic electroluminescence device having an organic thin film layer which has a single layer or a plurality of layers, is disposed between a cathode and an anode and has at least one layer containing the novel soluble compound. The organic thin film layer can be formed in accordance with a wet process, and the organic electroluminescence device exhibiting a great efficiency of light emission can be produced easily.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics are provided. The organic electroluminescence device comprises an organic layer disposed between at least one pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound having a fluoranthene skeleton structure substituted at least with an amine group or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics are provided. The organic electroluminescence device comprises an organic layer disposed between at least one pair of electrodes, wherein the organic layer comprises a compound having a fluoranthene skeleton structure substituted at least with an amine group or an alkenyl group.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics are provided.

Abstract: The novel compound of the present invention has the diphenylanthracene structure at the center and a specific structure substituted with an aryl group at end portions. The organic electroluminescence device of the present invention comprises a plurality of layers of thin films of organic compounds which comprise a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers comprising a light emitting layer and are disposed between a pair of electrodes and at least one of the layers of thin films of organic compounds comprises the above novel compound. The novel compound exhibits excellent efficiency of light emission and heat resistance, has a long life and emits bluish light having excellent purity of color and the organic electroluminescence device comprises the novel compound and exhibits the same advantageous properties.

Abstract: An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (I): wherein X and Y represent a trifunctional aromatic ring group or the like, A1 to A4 represent an aryl group or a monovalent heterocyclic group, R1 to R16 represent hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, cyano group, nitro group, alkyl group or the like, Q represents an arylene group or the like and p represents 0, 1 or 2; and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least an organic light emitting layer disposed between a pair of electrodes and the above anthracene derivative. The novel anthracene derivative exhibits a high efficiency of light emission and excellent heat resistance when the derivative is used as a material constituting an organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following general formula [1]:  wherein B represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, X1 to X4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X1 and X2 may be bonded to each other, X3 and X4 may be bonded to each other, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent an organic group represented by general formula [2], a to d each represent an integer of 0 to 2 and, when the arylene group represented by B has 26 or less carbon atoms, a+b+c+d>0 and at least one of the groups represented by B, X1, X2, X3 and X4 has a chrysene nucleus; general formula [2] being:

Abstract: An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (I): 1

Abstract: A material for organic electroluminescence devices comprising a compound in which a heterocyclic group having nitrogen is bonded to an arylcarbazolyl group or a carbazolylalkylene group and an organic electroluminescence device comprising an anode, a cathode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer and disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one layer in the organic thin film layer comprises the material for organic electroluminescence devices described above. The material can provide an organic electroluminescence device emitting bluish light with a high purity of color. The organic electroluminescence device uses the material.

Abstract: In order to improve the electric reliability of lead electrodes of EL sheets and to provide EL sheets that withstand exposure to high temperatures and strong external force, there is provided a lead electrode unit which protrudes from an EL element, the lead electrode unit being designed to comprise a lead electrode structure for a transparent electrode layer and a lead electrode structure for a back electrode layer. The EL element has a light-emitting layer, an insulating layer and a back electrode layer formed in that order on a transparent electrode layer on the transparent substrate. An auxiliary electrode is formed around the periphery of the transparent electrode layer. The uppermost face of the thus-constructed EL sheet structure is coated with a protective layer. In the lead electrode area, a lead electrode runs from the auxiliary electrode of the transparent electrode layer. A lead electrode layer runs from the back electrode layer.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices and organic electroluminescence devices which exhibit high efficiency of light emission and have a long life and excellent heat resistance, novel compounds and processes for producing the materials for organic electroluminescence devices are provided.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics are provided.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits excellent heat resistance, a long life and a high efficiency and emits bluish light and an organic light emitting medium advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device. The organic electroluminescence device comprises a layer of an organic light emitting medium which is disposed between a pair of electrodes and comprises (A) a mono-, di-, tri- or tetrastyryl derivative containing amine and (B) an anthracene derivative having a specific structure. The organic light emitting medium comprises components (A) and (B).

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which exhibits an excellent purity of color and a high efficiency of light emission, has a long life and emits reddish light and a novel compound having these characteristics.

Abstract: The quality of an electroluminescent module is improved, and the production costs for it are reduced. In an electroluminescent module comprising a circuit board 1 and an electroluminescent element 2 as bonded to each other, the bonding electrode parts 3a, 3b via which the two 1 and 2 are bonded, are positioned in the facing opposite sides of the electroluminescent element 2, and the two are electrically connected and physically bonded via those parts 3a, 3b to thereby reduce the bonding space. Flexible, insulating resin layers 10a, 10b are provided between the transparent electrode layer 4a and the conductive layer 11 at the connecting electrode part 3a as electrically connected with the transparent electrode layer 4a and between the transparent electrode layer 4a and the back electrode layer 7 at the connecting electrode part 3b as electrically connected with the back electrode layer 7, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescence-reddening membrane which comprises a light-transmittable medium and, dispersed therein, (a) a rhodamine base fluorescence pigment and (b) a fluorescence pigment which has absorptions in the blue region and induces energy transfer to and reabsorptions from the rhodamine base fluorescence pigment. According to the present invention, it is made possible to provide the fluorescence-reddening membrane capable of converting the color of light emitted by a blue-emitting organic electroluminescence device to a red light at a high conversion efficiency and also to provide an inexpensive red-emitting device capable of reducing the size and thickness of itself.

Abstract: An anthracene derivative represented by general formula (I): 1