Both energies of SPE and TPE of the exciplex are then transferred to the T1 level of the light-emitting material 122 (the phosphorescent compound); thus, light emission is obtained (see Routes E4 and E5 in
Furthermore, the T1 level (TPE) of the exciplex is preferably higher than the T1 level (TPG) of the light-emitting material 122 and lower than or equal to the T1 levels (TPH1 and TPH2) of the organic compounds (the organic compound 121_1 and the organic compound 121_2) which form the exciplex. In this way, the singlet excitation energy and the triplet excitation energy of the formed exciplex can be efficiently transferred from the S1 level (SPE) and the T1 level (TPE) of the exciplex to the T1 level (TPG) of the light-emitting material 122.
In order to efficiently form an exciplex by the organic compound 121_1 and the organic compound 121_2, it is preferable to satisfy the following: the HOMO level of one of the organic compound 121_1 and the organic compound 121_2 is higher than that of the other and the LUMO level of the one of the organic compound 121_1 and the organic compound 121_2 is higher than that of the other.