Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including an anode (2), a cathode (6), and at least a first layer (3), a second layer (4), and a third layer (5) provided between the anode (2) and the cathode (6) in that order from the anode side. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) includes a phosphorescent compound. At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) is an emitting layer. At least three compounds respectively forming the first layer (3), the second layer (4), and the third layer (5) other than the phosphorescent compound are compounds of the following formula (1). wherein R1 to R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, provided that adjacent substituents may form a ring.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) including: an anode (10) and a cathode (30), and an emitting layer (20) including an anode-side region (22), an internal region (24) and cathode-side region (26) provided between the anode (10) and the cathode (30); each of the regions (22), (24) and (26) including a host compound of an organic material and a dopant of a metal complex containing a heavy metal and exhibiting light emitting properties originated from a triplet state; the dopant concentration of the internal region (24) being higher than the dopant concentrations of the anode-side region (22) and the dopant concentration of the cathode-side region (24).

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device emitting white light which comprises at least two light emitting layers and an electron transporting layer comprising a heterocyclic derivative having nitrogen atom or silicon atom which are disposed between a pair of electrodes, wherein the energy gap of a host compound in each light emitting layer is in a specific range, the energy gap of the heterocyclic derivative having nitrogen atom or silicon atom in the electron transporting layer is in a specific range, and the ionization potential of the heterocyclic derivative having nitrogen atom or silicon atom in the electron transporting layer and the ionization potential of the host compound in the light emitting layer adjacent to the electron transporting layer satisfy a specific relation. The organic electroluminescence device provides a great efficiency of light emission under a low voltage and has a long lifetime, and exhibits no change in the chromaticity.

Abstract: A specific derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom and an organic electroluminescence device comprising the compound. An organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one of organic compound layers including a light emitting layer sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, wherein said at least one of the organic compound layers comprises the derivative of the heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom as a sole component or as mixed component. The organic electroluminescence device achieves elevation of luminance and excellent efficiency of light emission, and also achieves long lifetime by an improvement of an electrode adhesion.

Abstract: A novel derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom with a structure made by bonding special groups to benzimidazole, a material for an organic electroluminescence (EL) device comprising the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom and an organic electroluminescence device comprising at least one organic compound layer containing a light emitting layer sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, wherein the device contains the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom. An organic EL device achieving elevation of luminance and of efficiency in light emission even under low driving voltage is obtainable by an employment of the derivative of heterocyclic compound having nitrogen atom for at least one layer composing organic compound layers of the EL device.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and an organic medium which has a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers including the light emitting layer, contains a light emitting material formed with an organometallic complex compound having a heavy metal and is disposed between the pair of electrodes, the organic medium contains an amine derivative having a specific structure. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high efficiency of light emission even at a high luminance of several thousand cd/m2 or greater and a small consumption of electricity.

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: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.

Abstract: An organic luminescence device including an anode (1); an insulating or semiconductive inorganic thin film layer (3) having an energy gap of 2.7 eV or more; an organic compound layer (4) comprising one or more layers which include at least an organic emitting layer, at least one of the layers including an ortho-metallized metal complex; and a cathode (2) in order of the description of these members. The formation of the inorganic thin film layer (3) improves the injection of holes into the emitting layer, and the addition of the ortho-metallized metal complex permits the use of triplet excitons. Therefore, the light emitting efficiency, luminance and lifespan thereof are improved.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence element comprising: an anode; a first emitting layer comprising at least a first host material and a first dopant; a second emitting layer comprising at least a second host material and a second dopant; and a cathode in the order mentioned: wherein the energy gap Egh1 of the first host material, the energy gap Egd1 of the first dopant, the energy gap Egh2 of the second host material, and the energy gap Egd2 of the second dopant satisfy the following formulas; and the luminescent intensity I1 at the maximum luminescent wavelength of an emission spectrum derived from the first emitting layer, and the luminescent intensity I2 at the maximum luminescent wavelength of an emission spectrum derived from the second emitting layer satisfy the following formula: Egh1>Egd1 Egh2>Egd2 Egd1>Egd2 I1>3.5×I2.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: A novel aromatic compound having an anthracene skeleton structure and an asymmetric molecular structure; and an organic electroluminescence device which comprises a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer comprising at least one layer containing a light emitting layer and sandwiched between the cathode and the anode in which at least one layer in the organic thin film layer contains the above novel aromatic compound singly or as a component of a mixture. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a great luminance of emitted light, a great efficiency of light emission and a high purity of color, emits bluish light, is excellent in stability at high temperatures and has a long life. The organic electroluminescence device can be provided by utilizing the novel aromatic compound.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having a layer of an organic light emitting medium which comprises (A) a specific arylamine compound and (B) at least one compound selected from specific anthracene derivatives, spirofluorene derivatives, compounds having condensed rings and metal complex compounds and is disposed between a pair of electrodes and an organic light emitting medium comprising the above components (A) and (B) are provided. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high purity of color, has excellent heat resistance and a long life and efficiently emits bluish to yellowish light. The organic light emitting medium can be advantageously used for the organic electroluminescence device.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence display device (30) comprising an organic EL element (26) having a structure wherein an organic luminescent medium (24) is sandwiched between a top electrode (20) and a bottom electrode (22), and a driving circuit (14) for driving the organic EL element (26), the organic luminescent medium (24) comprises a host compound and a triplet-related luminous compound and the driving circuit (14) applies a electric pulse voltage or pulse current having a frequency of 30 Hz or more and a duty ratio of 1/5 or less. In this way, it is possible to provide an organic EL display device which consumes a low electric power and has a long luminous life span, and a method for driving the same.

Abstract: In an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes and an organic medium which has a light emitting layer or a plurality of layers including the light emitting layer, contains a light emitting material formed with an organometallic complex compound having a heavy metal and is disposed between the pair of electrodes, the organic medium contains an amine derivative having a specific structure. The organic electroluminescence device exhibits a high efficiency of light emission even at a high luminance of several thousand cd/m2 or greater and a small consumption of electricity.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element which is highly precise and minute, uniform in light emission, free from cross talk, resistant to external pressure, and further excellent in sealing properties and a equipped, between a lower electrode 3 and a counter eletrode 4 each on a substrate 2, with an intervening organic layer 5 comprising a light-emitting layer, comprises an inter-insulator film 6 having a coefficient of water absorption of at most 0.1% in a non-light-emitting element portion; step portions 9 in the inter-insulator layer 6 which define the boundary between a light-emitting element portion and a non-light-emitting element portion and which comprise rising parts almost perpendicular to the surface of the lower electrode 3; and a sealing plate or a sealing lid 7 which is placed over the inter-insulator layer 6 and which is attached to the substrate 2 via an adhesive layer 8.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device 100 comprises a color modulating member 2 including a plurality of shading layers 21 and a plurality of color modulating layers 22, the layers 21 and 22 being arranged in a planar and discrete manner, an organic EL electroluminescent member 3 including a plurality of organic EL elements arranged in a planar and discrete manner at a site corresponding to the color modulating layers 22, and a transparent medium 1 sandwiched between the color modulating member 2 and the organic EL electroluminescent member 3, wherein the relation d2≧d1 is satisfied, with d1 being a distance between the color modulating member 2 and the organic EL electroluminescent member 3, and d2 being a width of the shading layer. A practical organic EL display device is thus provided which has an excellent viewing angle property as well as an excellent visuality and which can prevent occurrence of color-shift (color mixing) and blot.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence display device 100 comprises a color modulating member 2 including a plurality of shading layers 21 and a plurality of color modulating layers 22, the layers 21 and 22 being arranged in a planar and discrete manner, an organic EL electroluminescent member 3 including a plurality of organic EL elements arranged in a planar and discrete manner at a site corresponding to the color modulating layers 22, and a transparent medium 1 sandwiched between the color modulating member 2 and the organic EL electroluminescent member 3, wherein the relation d2≧d1 is satisfied, with d1 being a distance between the color modulating member 2 and the organic EL electroluminescent member 3, and d2 being a width of the shading layer. A practical organic EL display device is thus provided which has an excellent viewing angle property as well as an excellent visuality and which can prevent occurrence of color-shift (color mixing) and blot.

Abstract: Transparent, organic EL devices comprising an positive electrode, a negative electrode and an organic layer including an organic light-emitting layer as sandwiched between the two electrodes, in which the negative electrode is comprised of an electron injection electrode layer and an amorphous transparent conductive film, and the electron injection electrode layer is adjacent to the organic layer, or in which the negative electrode is comprised of an electron injection electrode layer, a transparent conductive film and a thin metal film having a specific resistance of not larger than 1×10−5 &OHgr;·cm, as laminated in that order with the electron injection electrode layer being adjacent to the organic layer, and a thin transparent film is formed outside the negative electrode. Preferably, the transparent conductive film is an amorphous one.