Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes a first electrode, a first insulating layer, an organic layer, a second electrode, and a second insulating layer. The first insulating layer is provided on the first electrode. The first insulating layer has an opening. The organic layer is provided on the first electrode. At least a portion of the organic layer is provided in the opening. At least a portion of the second electrode is provided on the organic layer. A second insulating layer covers at least a portion of an outer edge of the first insulating layer. A density of the second insulating layer is higher than a density of the first insulating layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes a substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic layer and a first conductive unit. The substrate is light-transmissive. The second electrode is provided between the substrate and the first electrode. The second electrode is light-transmissive. The second electrode includes a first region and a second region. A direction connecting the first region and the second region intersects a first direction connecting the substrate and the first electrode. The organic layer is provided between the second electrode and the first electrode. The first conductive unit is provided between the first region and a portion of the substrate. The first conductive unit is electrically connected with the second electrode. The first conductive unit includes a third region and a fourth region. A portion of the fourth region is disposed between the substrate and at least a portion of the third region.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second electrode and an organic light emitting layer. The first electrode has an upper face. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. The second electrode includes a plurality of conductive parts. The conductive parts extend in a first direction parallel to the upper face and are arranged in a second direction. The second direction is parallel to the upper face and intersects with the first direction. When a length of each of the conductive parts in the second direction is set to W1 (micrometer), and a pitch of each of the conductive parts is set to P1 (micrometer). The W1 and the P1 satisfy a relationship of W1??647(1?W1/P1)+511 and a relationship of W1??882(1?W1/P1)+847.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a compound represented by Formula (1): where Cu+ represents a copper ion, each of R1 and R2 represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group or an aromatic cyclic group which may have a substituent, each of R3, R4, R5 and R6 represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group or H, and X? represents a counter ion where X is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, BF4, PF6, CH3CO2, CF3CO2, CF3SO3 and ClO4.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light emitting unit, a connection unit, a containing unit, and a second sealing unit. The light emitting unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an organic electroluminescent element, and a first sealing unit. The organic electroluminescent element is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sealing unit seals circumferential edge portions between the first substrate and the second substrate. The connection unit supplies power to the organic electroluminescent element. The containing unit has a space being airtight in an interior of the containing unit. The containing unit contains the light emitting unit inside the space. The second sealing unit is provided in the containing unit. The second sealing unit seals between a portion of the unit extending outside the containing unit and the containing unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a support substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer. The first electrode is opposed to the support substrate. The second electrode is provided between the support substrate and the first electrode and includes a conductive polymer material. The intermediate layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A thickness dimension of the intermediate layer is 140 nanometers or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an optical layer. The first electrode has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface and is light transmissive. The second electrode faces a portion of the first major surface. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic light emitting layer and the first electrode are disposed between the optical layer and the second electrode. The optical layer is able to transit between a first state where a traveling direction of light emitted from the organic light emitting layer is changed and a second state having a smaller degree of the change in the traveling direction of the light than the first state.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the organic electroluminescent device includes an anode, a cathode provided apart from the anode, and a luminous layer. The luminous layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode and contains a host material and a luminous dopant. The host material includes a polymer having a skeleton represented by Formula 1 below in a repeating unit, and a number of repetitions being 20 to 10,000. (X is an element composing a polymer backbone, R1, R2, R3, and R4 may be identical or different, and each of them is selected from a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aromatic ring group, an alkoxy group, an alkothio group, and a halogen atom.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first major surface and is optical transparency. The second electrodes extend in a first direction parallel to the first major surface and are separated from each other in a second direction parallel to the first major surface and perpendicular to the first direction. An optical transmittance of the second electrodes is lower than an optical transmittance of the first electrode. A distance along the second direction between a line extending in the first direction and a side surface of each of the second electrodes continuously increases and decreases along the first direction. The side surface is unparallel to the first major surface. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrodes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex.

Abstract: In general, according to one embodiment, an illumination device includes a light emitting unit, a connection unit, a containing unit, and a second sealing unit. The light emitting unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate, an organic electroluminescent element, and a first sealing unit. The organic electroluminescent element is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first sealing unit seals circumferential edge portions between the first substrate and the second substrate. The connection unit supplies power to the organic electroluminescent element. The containing unit has a space being airtight in an interior of the containing unit. The containing unit contains the light emitting unit inside the space. The second sealing unit is provided in the containing unit. The second sealing unit seals between a portion of the unit extending outside the containing unit and the containing unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a support substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer. The first electrode is opposed to the support substrate. The second electrode is provided between the support substrate and the first electrode and includes a conductive polymer material. The intermediate layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A thickness dimension of the intermediate layer is 140 nanometers or less.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode arranged apart from each other, and an emissive layer interposed between the anode and the cathode and including a host material and an emitting dopant. The emitting dopant includes a copper complex represented by the formula (1): where Cu+ represents a copper ion, the ligand A represents a pyridine derivative having nitrogen as a coordinate element and may have a substituent, PR1R2R3 is a phosphine compound coordinating with Cu+, where R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different, and represent a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms or an aromatic cyclic group which may have a substituent, and X? represents a counter ion (counterion) where X represents F, Cl, Br, I, BF4, PF6, CH3CO2, CF3CO2, CF3SO3 or ClO4.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode which are arranged apart from each other, and an emissive layer interposed between the anode and the cathode and including a host material and an emitting dopant. The host material includes a polymer containing dibenzothiophene backbones represented by the following formula (1) as repeating units: wherein n is an integer of from 20 to 10,000.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an optical layer. The first electrode has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface and is light transmissive. The second electrode faces a portion of the first major surface. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic light emitting layer and the first electrode are disposed between the optical layer and the second electrode. The optical layer is able to transit between a first state where a traveling direction of light emitted from the organic light emitting layer is changed and a second state having a smaller degree of the change in the traveling direction of the light than the first state.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a plurality of second electrodes and an organic light-emitting layer. The first electrode includes a first major surface and is optical transparency. The second electrodes extend in a first direction parallel to the first major surface and are separated from each other in a second direction parallel to the first major surface and perpendicular to the first direction. An optical transmittance of the second electrodes is lower than an optical transmittance of the first electrode. A distance along the second direction between a line extending in the first direction and a side surface of each of the second electrodes continuously increases and decreases along the first direction. The side surface is unparallel to the first major surface. The organic light-emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrodes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a compound represented by Formula (1): where Cu represents a copper, PR1R2R3 is a phosphine compound coordinating with Cu, where R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 may be the same or different, and represent a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or an aromatic cyclic group which may have a substituent, R6, R7, R8 and R9 each independently represents a halogen atom, cyano group, nitro group, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms or H, and X is F, Cl, Br or I.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a light emitting device including an organic electroluminescent device that includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer arranged above the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged above the light emitting layer, a drive circuit that supplies a drive current between the first electrode and the second electrode to drive the organic electroluminescent device, and a drive stop circuit that stops the driving of the organic electroluminescent device when a value of the drive current falls below a predetermined value.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an organic light-emitting diode including an anode and a cathode which are arranged apart from each other, and an emissive layer interposed between the anode and the cathode and including a host material and an emitting dopant. The host material includes a polymer containing dibenzothiophene backbones represented by the following formula (1) as repeating units: wherein n is an integer of from 20 to 10,000.