White light emitting organic electroluminescent element and lighting device

Abstract

A white light-emitting organic electroluminescent element is disclosed, containing a substrate having thereon: an anode; a cathode; and a plurality of light emitting layers between the anode and the cathode, wherein the plurality of light emitting layers contains: a first light emitting layer which emits a light having a predetermined wavelength; a second light emitting layer which is located at a nearer position to the anode than the first light emitting layer and emits a light having a complementary color to the light having the predetermined wavelength; and a third light emitting layer which is located at a nearer position to the cathode than the first light emitting layer and emits the light having the complementary color to the light having the predetermined wavelength.

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