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 (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 (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: A novel aromatic compound represented by following general formula (I): among X1 to X20 in general formula (I), (1) at least four each independently represent a linear or branched alkoxyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and others each represent hydrogen atom; (2) at least one represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, at least one represents a linear or branched alkoxyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a total of a number of the alkyl group and a number of the alkoxyl group being 4 or greater, and others each represent hydrogen atom; (3) at least six each independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and others each represent hydrogen atom; or (4) at least four each independently represent a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, two among said alkyl groups having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and others each represent hydrogen atom; and an organic electroluminescence device using the aromatic compound, are provided.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device (1) comprising: an anode (20), a cathode (70) and a plurality of layers comprising at least a hole-injecting-transporting layer (30) in contact with the anode (20) and an emitting layer. (40), the plurality of layers being provided between the anode (20) and the cathode (70), a difference in ionization potential between the hole-injecting-transporting layer (30) and the anode (20) being more than 0.7 eV.

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 (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). At least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) includes a phosphorescent compound, and at least one of the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) is an emitting layer. Compounds respectively forming the first to third layers (3), (4), and (5) and having the largest ionization potentials of the respective layers have an ionization potential of 5.7 eV or more and differ in the ionization potential in an amount of less than 1.0 eV.

Abstract: A novel aromatic compound represented by following general formula (I): 1

Abstract: Organic electroluminescence devices having the life of light emission superior to those of conventional electroluminescence devices, and novel arylenediamine derivatives which can remarkably improve the life of light emission of an organic electroluminescence device when the derivatives are used as a component of the device, are disclosed.The organic electroluminescence devices of the present invention at least contain a p-phenylenediamine derivative having 6 or more benzene ring skeletons, or at least a 4,4'-biphenylenediamine derivative having 5 biphenyl groups.The arylenediamine derivatives of the present invention include p-phenylenediamine derivatives having 4 biphenyl groups and 4,4'-biphenylenediamine derivatives having 5 biphenyl groups.

Abstract: A photoresist composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin (A) and a radiation sensitive compound (B), as main components, which further contains a compound (C) of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 which are independent of one another, is a hydrophobic substituent or a hydrogen atom, provided that all of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms, and each of a to d which are independent of one another, is an integer of from 1 to 5, and when any one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 is present in a plurality, the plurality of such any one of R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 may be the same or different.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescence device and a process for production thereof. This device is characterized in that as a light emitting layer material or charge injection layer material, a polymer film having at least one of a light emitting layer function, a charge transport function and a charge injection function, and having a film thickness of not: more than 0.5 .mu.m is prepared by the vacuum evaporation method and used.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble resin (A), a compound (B) containing a 1,2-quinonediazide group, and a compound (C) of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein each of Ar.sup.1 to Ar.sup.3 which are independent of one another, is an aromatic hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a halogen atom, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group, and R is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group or a C.sub.1-4 alkoxy group.

Abstract: A functional layer, such as a light emitting layer, of an organic electron device, such as an organic electroluminescence device, is provided. The function layer includes a small amount of a charge injection auxiliary material capable of enhancing charge injection properties. The charge injection auxiliary material comprises a stilbene, distyrylarylene or tris(styrylarylene) compound and is employed in an organic electron device wherein a positive-hole transporting organic functional layer is subjected to positive-hole injection from an external layer by incorporating the charge injection auxiliary material in the functional layer. The organic electroluminescence device provided by the present invention has a lowered applied voltage, an enhanced luminous efficiency and a prolonged service life.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device which comprises laminating layers in the order of anode/light emitting layer/adhesive layer/cathode, or anode/hole-injecting layer/light emitting layer/adhesive layer/cathode, the energy gap of the light emitting layer being larger than that of 8-hydroxyquinoline or metal complex thereof and contained in the adhesive layer, the light emitting layer comprising a compound which emits a blue, greenish blue or bluish green light in CIE chromaticity coordinates, and the adhesive layer including a metal complex of 8-hydroxyquinoline or a derivative thereof and at least one organic compound in an arbitrary region in the direction of the thickness of the layer, the thickness of which is smaller than that of the above-mentioned light emitting layer.According to the above organic electroluminescence device, improvements in uniformity in light emission and emission efficiency are realized.

Abstract: A process for producing an organic electroluminescent device, comprising (a) preparing a laminated structure including at least a light-emitting layer formed of a luminescent organic solid which is disposed between mutually opposing positive and negative electrodes, the luminescent organic solid being implantable with electrons from the negative electrode and holes from the positive electrode when direct current is charged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and thereby having an excited state therein to recombine the electrons and the holes injected into the luminescent organic solid for light emission, and (b) depositing a film of an electrically insulating polymer compound as a protection layer on an outer surface of the laminated structure, wherein the electrically insulating polymer is heated to a temperature of not more than 600.degree. C.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device comprises the first light emitting layer containing an organic compound having a fluorescence peak wave length of 380 nm or longer to shorter than 480 nm in solid state and the second light emitting layer containing an organic compound having a fluorescence peak wave length of 480 nm or longer to shorter than 580 nm in solid state. One of the first light emitting layer and the second light emitting layer contains an organic compound having a fluorescence peak wave length of 580 nm or longer to 650 nm or shorter in solution state. The device has a structure in which the first light emitting layer and the second light emitting layer are laminated on the anode in this order and both of these layers emit light by application of an electric field. This device shows light emission, particularly white light emission, with high efficiency and excellent stability.

Abstract: An organic EL device having, as a cathode, a vapor deposited film containing at least one metal A selected from Pb, Sn and Bi and a metal B having a work function of 4.2 eV or less, provided by the present invention, has high chemical stability of the cathode with time and high power conversion efficiency, and is useful as a display device and a light-emitting device.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device having excellent properties of high luminance, high efficiency of light emission and long life and a novel compound having an aluminum complex structure used as a component in said device are disclosed. The invention provides an organic electroluminescence device comprising a compound having an aluminum complex structure represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X indicates --Ar.sup.1 --Y--Ar.sup.2 -- or an aryl- or alkylsilylene group, Ar.sup.1 and Ar.sup.2 indicate each an aromatic ring, Y indicates an alkylene group, a cycloalkylene group, an alkylidene group, a cycloalkylidene group, --CO--, --O--, --S-- or the like and L.sup.1 to L.sup.4 indicate each a ligand, such as a substituted or unsubstituted 8-quinolyloxy group or the like. The invention also provides a compound having an aluminum complex structure described above.

Abstract: A thin film electrode comprising an electron-injectable metal and an organic compound. Said thin film electrode has excellent uniformity and may be very thin and has a small volume resistivity. An electroluminescence device using said thin film electrode has high luminous efficiency, making it useful as a light-emitting material.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescence device and a process for production thereof. This device is characterized in that as a light emitting layer material or charge injection layer material, a polymer film having at least one of a light emitting layer function, a charge transport function and a charge injection function, and having a film thickness of not more than 0.5 .mu.m is prepared by the vacuum evaporation method and used.