An
organic electroluminescence device includes: a
cathode; an
anode; and a single-layered or multilayered organic thin-film layer provided between the
cathode and the
anode. The organic thin-film layer includes at least one emitting layer. The at least one emitting layer contains at least one phosphorescent material and a
host material represented by the following formula (1).Ra-Ar1-Rb (1)In the formula, Ar1, Ra and Rb each represent a substituted or unsubstituted
benzene ring or a condensed
aromatic hydrocarbon ring selected from a substituted or unsubstituted
naphthalene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted
chrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted
fluoranthene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted
phenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted dibenzophenanthrene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted
triphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzo[a]
triphenylene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzochrysene ring, a substituted or unsubstituted benzo[b]
fluoranthene ring and a substituted or unsubstituted picene ring. Substituents for Ra and Rb are not
aryl groups.