Provided are an organic electroluminescence device whose wavelength of light emission is short and which can emit blue light having a high color purity, and a metal complex compound for realizing the device. The metal complex compound is of a specific structure having a partial structure including two tridentate ligands. The organic electroluminescence device includes: a pair of electrodes; and an organic thin film layer which has one layer or a plurality of layers including at least a light emitting layer and is disposed between the pair of electrodes. In the organic electroluminescence device, at least one layer of the organic thin film layer contains the metal complex compound. The organic electroluminescence device emits light by applying a voltage between both the electrodes.
提供了一种有机电致发光器件,其发光波长短且能够发射具有高色纯度的蓝光,以及用于实现该器件的
金属配合物。该
金属配合物具有包括两个三齿
配体的部分结构。有机电致发光器件包括:一对电极;以及一个有机薄膜层,其中包括至少一个发光层的一层或多层,并且位于该电极对之间。在有机电致发光器件中,有机薄膜层的至少一层含有该
金属配合物。该有机电致发光器件通过在两个电极之间施加电压来发光。