| abstract |
A luminescent device having a high luminescence efficiency and a high luminance is provided by using a rhenium coordination compounds the luminescent device comprising a Re complex compound provided between a pair of electrodes on a substrate, wherein the Re complex compound is expressed by the following general formula: n Re—[CO] n n wherein Re is rhenium, CO is a carbonyl group, and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 5. |