Light Emitting Element and Light Emitting Device Using the Element

• US 20080135858A1
• Filed: 05/16/2005
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Seo, Satoshi, Yamazaki, Shunpei
• Granted Patent: US 7,663,140 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 257/89
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/125 specially adapted for multicolour light emission, e.g. for emitting white light
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/32 Stacked devices having two or more layers, each emitting at different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/38 comprising colour filters or colour changing media [CCM]

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a high-efficiency white light emitting element having a spectrum in a wide wavelength range. Another object is to provide a white light emitting element in which chromaticity of white color is hard to change over time. Still another object is to provide a white light emitting element in which the shape of an emission spectrum does not tend to depend on current density. A first light emitting element 310 and a second light emitting element 320 are serially laminated over a substrate 300. The first light emitting element 310 has a light emitting layer 312 between a first anode 311 and a first cathode 313, and the second light emitting element 320 has a light emitting layer 322 between a second anode 321 and a second cathode 323. Here, the light emitting layer 312 shows a first emission spectrum 330 having peaks both in a blue to blue green wavelength range and in a yellow to orange wavelength range, and the light emitting layer 322 shows a second emission spectrum 340 having peaks both in a blue green to green wavelength range and in an orange to red wavelength range.

Claims

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a first light emitting element having a first light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a first anode and a first cathode; and

a second light emitting element having a second light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a second anode and a second cathode,

wherein the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are connected in series with the first cathode being in contact with the second anode, and

wherein the first light emitting element shows a first spectrum having at least two peaks and the second light emitting element shows a second emission spectrum having a peak in a different position from positions of the two peaks.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the second emission spectrum has at least two peaks.

9. The light emitting device according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5 and 7, wherein the first light emitting layer includes a third light emitting layer and a fourth light emitting layer which shows a different emission color from an emission color of the third light emitting layer.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 9, wherein the third light emitting layer is in contact with the fourth light emitting layer.

11. The light emitting device according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5 and 7, wherein the second light emitting layer includes a fifth light emitting layer and a sixth light emitting layer which shows a different emission color from an emission color of the fifth light emitting layer.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 11, wherein the fifth light emitting layer is in contact with the sixth light emitting layer.

13. The light emitting device according to any one of claims 1, 3, 5 and 7, wherein the light emitting device further comprises a color filter.

3. A light emitting device comprising:

a first light emitting element having a first light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a first anode and a first cathode; and

a second light emitting element having a second light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a second anode and a second cathode,

wherein the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are connected in series with the first cathode being in contact with the second anode, and

wherein the first light emitting element shows a first emission color including two kinds of emission colors having a complementary color relationship and the second light emitting element shows a second emission color different from the two kinds of emission colors.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the second emission color includes two kinds of emission colors having a complementary color relationship, and the two kinds of emission colors of the second emission color are different from the two kinds of emission colors of the first emission color.

5. A light emitting device comprising:

a first light emitting element having a first light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a first anode and a first cathode; and

a second light emitting element having a second light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a second anode and a second cathode,

wherein the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are connected in series with the first cathode being in contact with the second anode, and

wherein the first light emitting element shows a first emission spectrum having peaks in a blue to blue green wavelength range and in a yellow to orange wavelength range and the second light emitting element shows a second emission spectrum having a peak in a different position from positions of the peaks.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5, wherein the second emission spectrum is an emission spectrum having peaks in a blue green to green wavelength range and in an orange to red wavelength range.

7. A light emitting device comprising:

a first light emitting element having a first light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a first anode and a first cathode; and

a second light emitting element having a second light emitting layer including a light emitting organic compound between a second anode and a second cathode,

wherein the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element are connected in series with the first cathode being in contact with the second anode, and

wherein the first light emitting element shows a first emission spectrum having peaks in a wavelength range from 430 nm to 480 nm and in a wavelength range from 550 nm to 600 nm and the second light emitting element shows a second emission spectrum having a peak in a different position from positions of the peaks.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the second emission spectrum is an emission spectrum having peaks in a wavelength range from 480 nm to 550 nm and in a wavelength range from 600 nm to 680 nm.