Organic electroluminescent device

Abstract

The invention provides an organic electroluminescent device having at least a light-emitting layer containing a light-emitting material and a host material, a hole injection-promoting layer, and a hole-transporting layer containing a hole-transporting material in this order between a pair of electrodes, in which the hole injection-promoting layer contains a hole-transporting material and has a thickness of 0.1 nm to 0.3 nm, and the relationship Ip1<Ip2<Ip3 is satisfied, when Ip1 is defined as the ionization potential of the hole-transporting material of the hole-transporting layer, Ip2 is defined as the ionization potential of the hole-transporting material of the hole injection-promoting layer, and Ip3 is defined as the ionization potential of the host material. Accordingly, the invention provides an electroluminescent device excellent in both light emitting efficiency and operation durability.

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