Organic electroluminescent device

An organic electroluminescent device comprising:

• a substrate;
• an anode having a high work function and disposed on said substrate for injecting positive-holes;
• a metal film having a work function equal to or lower than that of the anode and partially disposed on said anode for partially suppressing the injection of positive-holes from said anode;
• a positive-hole transport layer comprising an organic compound directly disposed on said anode and said metal film for transporting positive holes;
• an emitting layer comprising an organic compound disposed on said positive-hole transport layer wherein positive-holes transported from said anode through said positive-hole transport layer combine with electrons for generating visible light;
• and
• a cathode having a low work function and disposed on said emitting layer for injecting electrons to the emitting layer;
• wherein said metal film partially reduces electric current supplied to said emitting layer so that a portion of said emitting layer between said metal film and said cathode hardly emits light while reducing a resistance value of the whole anode consisting of said anode and said metal film to improve a luminance efficiency.