Patent ID: 6194090
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
An organic electroluminescence device comprising a pair of electrodes having formed therebetween a light emitting layer or a plurality of organic compound thin films including a light emitting layer, wherein at least one layer in the organic electroluminescence device comprises at least one of (i) a metal complex of a compound represented by formula (I) and a metal ion and (ii) a polymer comprising a residue of a compound represented by formula (I) which is a metal complex with a metal ion: ##STR12##wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; Z represents an atomic group necessary for forming a 5- or 6-membered ring; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a cation.