Organic electroluminescent device comprising an organic layer containing an indolocarbazole compound

Abstract

Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent device (organic EL device) that is improved in luminous efficiency, sufficiently secures driving stability, and has a simple configuration. This organic EL device is constituted of an anode, organic layers comprising a phosphorescent light-emitting layer, and a cathode piled one upon another on a substrate and at least one organic layer selected from a light-emitting layer, an electron-transporting layer, and a hole-blocking layer contains an indolocarbazole compound represented by general formula (1). In the case where the indolocarbazole compound is incorporated in the light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent dopant and a host material, it is incorporated as the host material. Some of such indolocarbazole compounds are represented by the following formula (2): wherein each of Aand Ais an aromatic hydrocarbon group; each of Band Bis an aromatic heterocyclic group; each of Rto Ris a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aromatic hydrocarbon group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group; m is an integer of 1 to 3; and n is an integer of 0 to 3.