Organic electroluminescence element

Abstract

The present invention provides an organic EL element having a multi-photon structure, in which optical absorption in the visible region caused by a charge-transfer complex in a conventional intermediate layer structure is inhibited, and the resistance of this intermediate layer to a counter career is improved, thus allowing high efficiency and a long operation life of the element. The element is arranged to be formed on a substrate 1 and have a multi-photon structure in which a plurality of light emitting units 4 including at least one light emitting layer are stacked via an intermediate layer 5 between an anode layer 2 and a cathode layer 3 which is a counter electrode, the above-mentioned intermediate layer 5 is formed by mixing or stacking an electron accepting material or an electron donating material and an organic compound, so as to avoid formation of a charge-transfer complex.

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