Abstract: Provided are a novel aromatic amine derivative having an asymmetric 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, at least one layer in the above organic thin film layer contains the aromatic amine derivative described above in the form of a single component or a mixed component, whereby molecules are less liable to be crystallized; a yield in producing the organic electroluminescence device is enhanced; and a lifetime is extended.

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 an operating 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.

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 injecting 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 an operating 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.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescent device including a quinone derivative represented by the following formula (1), (2) or (3): wherein R1 to R16 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; provided that at least one of R1 to R4, at least one of R5 to R10 or at least one of R11 to R16 is an aryloxy group; and X is a substituent represented by any one of the following formulas (a) to (f): wherein R17 to R19 are a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or aryl group; and R18 and R19 may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for efficiently producing an aromatic diamine derivative represented by formula (3) at high yield, the method including reacting an aromatic amide represented by formula (1) with an aromatic halide represented by formula (2): (wherein each of Ar, Ar1 and Ar2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or heteroaryl group; Ar3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group or heteroarylene group; and X represents a halogen atom).

Abstract: An aromatic amine compound of a specific structure having at least one fluorene structure. An organic electroluminescence device which comprises one or more organic thin film layers comprising at least one light emitting layer sandwiched between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the thin film layers comprises the aromatic amine compound according to claim 1 singly or as its mixture component. Such an organic electroluminescence device has various luminescent hues, high heat resistance, long lifetime, high luminance and high luminous efficiency. The above-mentioned novel aromatic amine compound enables to realize such an organic electroluminescence device.

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: Disclosed are a novel polycyclic aromatic compound having a specific structure and a material for forming a luminescent coating film which is composed of an organic solvent solution containing such a polycyclic aromatic compound. Also disclosed is an organic electroluminescent (EL) device wherein an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode. Such an organic EL device has high luminous efficiency and long life, since the polycyclicaromatic compound is contained, by itself or as a component of a mixture, in at least one layer of the organic thin film layer of the organic EL device.

Abstract: An organic EL device which can easily control colors to obtain white light emission, and has a high efficiency. An organic electroluminescent device 10 including; at least an anode 1, an organic emitting layer and a cathode 6 stacked in this order; at least a first emitting layer 3 including a fluorescent dopant and a second emitting layer 4 comprising a phosphorescent dopant being stacked in the organic emitting layer.

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: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including at least a cathode (3), an emitting layer (4), a hole-injecting layer (5) and an anode (6) on a substrate (2) in this order; the hole-injecting layer comprising a metal oxide: and an organic electroluminescent device including at least a cathode, an emitting layer, a metal oxide layer and an anode in this order on a substrate. As examples of the metal oxide, an oxide of a metal of the groups 3 to 13 in the long form periodic table can be given.

Abstract: An imide derivative represented by the following formula (A): wherein Ra and Rb are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano group, an alkyl group, a fluoroalkyl group or an aryl group; at least one of Ra and Rb is a fluoroalkyl group; and Rc and Rd are each a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group, an aryl group, a heterocycle, a fluoroalkyl group or an imide group.

Abstract: A material for an organic electroluminescent device represented by the following formula (I): wherein X1 and X2 are independently one of specific divalent groups; Y1 to Y4 are independently a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; R1 to R4 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a halogen atom, a fluoroalkyl group, or a cyano group; and R1 and R2, and R3 and R4 may be bonded together to form a ring, respectively.

Abstract: Materials for organic electroluminescence devices are represented by following 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: 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: An organic electroluminescent device including a pair of electrodes and an emitting layer provided between the pair of electrodes, the emitting layer comprising a derivative having an unsymmetrically substituted anthracene as a partial structure and an amine derivative represented by Formula (1), wherein Ar1 to Ar4 are independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 50 nucleus carbon atoms, R1 and R2 may be the same or different substituents and linked to each other to form a saturated or unsaturated ring, and p is an integer of 1 to 6.

Abstract: Provided is a material for an organic electroluminescence device, which is composed of a compound having a specific structure; and is capable of providing an organic electroluminescence device having a high luminous efficiency, excellent heat resistance, and a long lifetime while having no pixel defects, and an organic electroluminescence device using the same. The organic electroluminescence device comprises an organic thin film layer composed of one or more layers including at least a light-emitting layer and sandwiched between a cathode and an anode. In the organic electroluminescence device, at least one layer of the organic thin film layer comprises the material for an organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: A novel aromatic amine derivative having an asymmetric and specific structure, and in an organic electroluminescence device which comprises at least one organic thin film layer comprising a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrode consisting of an anode and a cathode, at least one of the organic thin film layer comprises the aromatic amine derivative singly or as its mixture component, the organic electroluminescence device having an improved success ratio on its production due to difficult crystallization of the amine derivative and exhibiting a long lifetime, and also to the aromatic amine derivative for realizing the organic EL device is provided.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including: a pair of electrodes being an anode (12) and a cathode (16), an emitting layer (14) including an organic compound, the layer being interposed between the electrodes, and charge-transporting layers (13) including an organic compound between at least one of the anode (12) and the cathode (13), and the emitting layer (14), the charge-transporting layers (13) being stacked with an inorganic compound layer (17) interposed therebetween. The organic electroluminescence device (1) can be driven with a low voltage although it is of thick thickness structure.

Abstract: Provided are a novel arylamine compound of a specific structure having at least one spiro bond; an organic EL device in which an organic compound layer comprising one layer or plural layers including at least a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the above organic compound layers contains the arylamine derivative described above; an organic EL device in which an organic compound layer comprising one layer or plural layers including at least a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein at least one of the above organic compound layers contains the arylamine derivative described above and a luminescent material; and an organic EL device in which an organic compound layer comprising one layer or plural layers including at least a luminescent layer is interposed between a cathode and an anode, wherein the above organic compound layer is prepared by laminating a hole transporting layer containing the arylamine derivative described abo

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.