Abstract: A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same.

Abstract: Arylamine compounds having at least one spiro bond are provided to the layers of an electroluminescent device. The compounds act as hole transporting and luminescent host materials for both fluorescent and phosphorescent emission. Electroluminescent devices employing the arylamine compounds exhibit excellent luminous efficiency, heat resistance and device life.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including a pair of electrodes, and at least two organic emitting layers held between the pair of electrodes, (1) two organic emitting layers being arranged with an electron barrier layer interposed therebetween, (2) the two organic emitting layers both including an electron-transporting emitting material.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device including a hole injecting layer, an emitting layer, an electron transporting layer and a cathode, the hole injecting layer contains poly(alkylene dioxythiophene) and at least one type of fluorine-containing colloid-forming polymer acids. The electron transporting layer contains a nitrogen-containing heterocycle derivative represented by a formula (1) below. HAr-L-Ar1—Ar2??(1) (In the formula: HAr represents a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing heterocycle group having 3 to 40 carbon atoms; L represents, a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene group having 3 to 60 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted fluorenylene group; Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 60 carbon atoms; and Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 3 to 60 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device 1 including: an anode 12, a cathode 14 and an organic emitting layer 13 held therebetween, the organic emitting layer 13 containing one or more host materials, a hole trapping dopant and an electron trapping dopant. The lifetime of an organic EL device 1 can be improved by causing a hole-trapping dopant and an electron-trapping dopant to be together present in its organic emitting layer.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescence device which can be a cis-isomer or a trans-isomer of structural isomers, the content of the trans-isomer being more than that of the cis-isomer. The ratio (t/c) of the trans-isomer (t) and the cis-isomer (c) is preferably 2 or more.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1?Ch?Ar2??(1) Ch1?L?Ch2??(2) Ar3?(L1)a?Ch3?(L2)b?Ar4??(3) Ar5?Ch4?(Ar7)n?L3?(Ar8)m?Ch5?Ar6??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1—Ch—Ar2??(1) Ch1-L-Ch2??(2) Ar3-(L1)a-Ch3-(L2)b-Ar4??(3) Ar5—Ch4—(Ar7)n-L3-(Ar8)m—Ch5—Ar6??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: A sintered article is fabricated which contains one or more of indium oxide, zinc oxide, and tin oxide as a component thereof and contains any one or more types of metal out of hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, lanthanide oxide, and bismuth oxide. A backing plate is attached to this sintered article to constitute a sputtering target. This sputtering target is used to fabricate a conductive film on a predetermined substrate by sputtering. This conductive film achieves a large work function while maintaining as much transparency as heretofore. This conductive film can be used to achieve an EL device or the like of improved hole injection efficiency.

Abstract: A fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer of the organic thin film layers described above comprises the above fluorene-based derivative having a specific structure in the form of a single component or a mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device has a high luminous efficiency, and the fluorene-based derivative materializes the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film which is composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. Since at least one layer of the organic thin film contains a novel aromatic amine derivative, which has an asymmetric structure wherein two different amine units are bonded through a linking group, by itself or as a component of a mixture, molecules of the organic electroluminescence device. This organic electroluminescence device has a long life.

Abstract: An electroluminescence device including an anode, a cathode, and an emitting layer interposed between the anode and the cathode, in which the emitting layer contains a host, a first dopant, and a second dopant, a luminous intensity of the first dopant is twelve times as great as a luminous intensity of the second dopant or greater, a content of the second dopant is 0.001% by mass to 0.5% by mass, and the emitting layer is formed by a coating process.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including at least an anode, a first emitting layer, a hole barrier layer, a second emitting layer and a cathode in this order. The first emitting layer and the second emitting layer both include a hole transporting material. The organic EL device is small in chromaticity change and has high efficiency.

Abstract: The invention is to provide an organic EL device having a long life time that can reduce the driving voltage of the organic EL device, and to provide a material having a small ionization potential and exhibiting a large hole mobility by using as a layer or a zone. The organic electroluminescence device comprises a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting layer sandwiched in the electrodes, characterized in that a hole transporting zone provided between the electrodes comprises the phenylenediamine derivative represented by the specific structural formulae, and the phenylenediamine derivative has a hole mobility of 10?4 cm2/V·s or more upon using as a layer or a zone, with the organic light emitting layer containing a charge injection auxiliary.

Abstract: There are provided oligoarylene derivatives capable of emitting blue light at high luminous efficiency which are represented by the following general formulae (1) to (4): Ar1-Ch-Ar2 ??(1) Ch1-L-Ch2 ??(2) Ar3-(L1)a-Ch3-(L2)b-Ar4 ??(3) Ar5-Ch4-(Ar7)n-L3-(Ar8)m-Ch5-Ar6 ??(4) wherein Ch, Ch1 and Ch2 are respectively a group containing at least one substituted or unsubstituted condensed aromatic ring having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ch3, Ch4 and Ch5 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 14 to 20 nuclear atoms; Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5 and Ar6 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; Ar7 and Ar8 are respectively a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group having 5 to 30 nuclear atoms; L1, L2 and L3 are respectively a connecting group; and a, b, n and m are respectively an integer of 0 to 1, as well as organic electroluminescent devices using the same.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element and manufacturing method thereof including an anode, semiconductor layer, organic light-emitting medium, and a cathode, wherein an organic light-emitting medium is located between the first electrode and the semiconductor layer including the non-monocrystal material and the second electrode is electrically connected to the edge section of the semiconductor layer when either one of the anode or cathode is designated as first electrode and the other electrode as second electrode. Because the first electrode and the second electrode are configured not to be opposite to each other, various electrode materials can be used, and the light-emitting area can be increased, and therefore, the organic EL element with the luminous energy emitted to the outside and a manufacturing method thereof can efficiently obtain such an organic EL element.

Abstract: The invention is to provide an organic EL device having a long life time that can reduce the driving voltage of the organic EL device, and to provide a material having a small ionization potential and exhibiting a large hole mobility by using as a layer or a zone. The organic electroluminescence device comprises a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting layer sandwiched in the electrodes, characterized in that a hole transporting zone provided between the electrodes comprises the phenylenediamine derivative represented by the specific structural formulae, and the phenylenediamine derivative has a hole mobility of 10?4 cm2/V·s or more upon using as a layer or a zone, with the organic light emitting layer containing a charge injection auxiliary.

Abstract: A sintered article is fabricated which contains one or more of indium oxide, zinc oxide, and tin oxide as a component thereof and contains any one or more types of metal out of hafnium oxide, tantalum oxide, lanthanide oxide, and bismuth oxide. A backing plate is attached to this sintered article to constitute a sputtering target. This sputtering target is used to fabricate a conductive film on a predetermined substrate by sputtering. This conductive film achieves a large work function while maintaining as much transparency as heretofore. This conductive film can be used to achieve an EL device or the like of improved hole injection efficiency.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device including: an anode (10), a hole injecting/transporting layer (22), an emitting layer (24) and a cathode (30) stacked in this order; the emitting layer (24) being a low molecular emitting layer formed by a wet process using a low molecular luminescent material; the hole injecting/transporting layer (22) being a high molecular hole injecting/transporting layer formed by a wet process using a high molecular material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel aromatic amine derivative having a specific structure and an organic electroluminescence device in which an organic thin film layer comprising a single layer or plural layers including at least a light emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one layer in the above organic thin film layer, particularly a hole transporting layer contains the aromatic amine derivative described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component. Use of the aromatic amine derivative described above materialize an organic electroluminescence device which reduces a driving voltage and makes molecules less liable to be crystallized and which enhances a yield in producing the organic EL device and has a long lifetime.