Light emitting device having fluorescence and phosphoresence compound

• US 8,674,599 B2
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Issued: 03/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamazaki, Shunpei
• Primary Examiner(s): Guharay, Karabi
• Application Number:
  US13/613,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20130049035A1
• Time in Patent Office: 551 Days
• Field of Search: 313/504, 313/512, 313/506, 428/690
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1214 comprising a plurality of TFTs formed on a non-semiconducting substrate, e.g. driving circuits for AMLCDs
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2101/10 Triplet emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/00 Constructional details relating to the organic devices covered by this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/11 characterised by the electroluminescent [EL] layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/828 Transparent cathodes, e.g. comprising thin metal layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/12 Active-matrix OLED [AMOLED] displays
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/1213 the pixel elements being TFTs
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/122 Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/123 Connection of the pixel electrodes to the thin film transistors [TFT]
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/35 comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/30 Coordination compounds
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/342 comprising iridium
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 85/346 comprising platinum
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 428/917 Electroluminescent

Abstract

There is provided a light emitting device which enables a color display with good color balance. A triplet compound is used for a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits red color, and a singlet compound is used for a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits green color and a light emitting layer of an EL element that emits blue color. Thus, an operation voltage of the EL element emitting red color may be made the same as the EL element emitting green color and the EL element emitting blue color. Accordingly, the color display with good color balance can be realized.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer over the first substrate;

an electrode over the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer; and

a second substrate over the electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a first compound which is able to fluorescence,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a second compound which is able to phosphorescence, and

wherein colors of light emitted from the first compound and the second compound are different from each other.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the first light-emitting layer does not overlap with the second light-emitting layer.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the second compound contains iridium or platinum.

4. A portable information terminal comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 1.

5. A portable information terminal comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 1;

a connector which is configured to input a signal to the light-emitting device;

a sound input portion; and

a sound output portion.

6. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a third light-emitting layer over the first substrate;

an electrode over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the third light-emitting layer; and

a second substrate over the electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a first compound which is able to fluorescence,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a second compound which is able to phosphorescence,

wherein the third light-emitting layer comprises a third compound which is able to phosphorescence, and

wherein colors of light emitted from the first compound and the second compound are different from each other.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 6, wherein colors of light emitted from the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are different from one another.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the third light-emitting layer do not overlap with one another.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the second compound and the third compound each contain iridium or platinum.

10. A portable information terminal comprising the light-emitting device according to claim 6.

11. A portable information terminal comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 6;

a connector which is configured to input a signal to the light-emitting device;

a sound input portion; and

a sound output portion.

12. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a pixel portion over the first substrate;

a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer in the pixel portion;

an electrode over the first light-emitting layer and the second light-emitting layer; and

a second substrate over the electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a first compound which is able to fluorescence,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a second compound which is able to phosphorescence,

wherein colors of light emitted from the first compound and the second compound are different from each other,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded to each other by a first seal member and a second seal member, and

wherein the first seal member surrounds the pixel portion and the second seal member surrounds the first seal member.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 12,

wherein the first seal member comprises a material through which water and oxygen do not permeate.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 12, wherein an outer side surface of the first seal member overlaps with a bottom surface of the second substrate.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 12, wherein an outer side surface of the first seal member is located inside an outer edge of the second substrate.

16. The light-emitting device according to claim 12, wherein the second seal member is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the second substrate.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 12, wherein the second seal member is in contact with the first seal member.

18. A light-emitting device comprising:

a first substrate;

a pixel portion over the first substrate;

a first light-emitting layer, a second light-emitting layer, and a third light-emitting layer in the pixel portion;

an electrode over the first light-emitting layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the third light-emitting layer; and

a second substrate over the electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting layer comprises a first compound which is able to fluorescence,

wherein the second light-emitting layer comprises a second compound which is able to phosphorescence,

wherein the third light-emitting layer comprises a third compound which is able to phosphorescence, and

wherein colors of light emitted from the first compound and the second compound are different from each other,

wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded to each other by a first seal member and a second seal member, and

wherein the first seal member surrounds the pixel portion and the second seal member surrounds the first seal member.

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 18

wherein the first seal member comprises a material through which water and oxygen do not permeate.

20. The light-emitting device according to claim 18, wherein an outer side surface of the first seal member overlaps with a bottom surface of the second substrate.

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 18, wherein an outer side surface of the first seal member is located inside an outer edge of the second substrate.

22. The light-emitting device according to claim 18, wherein the second seal member is in contact with a bottom surface and a side surface of the second substrate.

23. The light-emitting device according to claim 18, wherein the second seal member is in contact with the first seal member.