A
luminescence device is principally constituted by a pair of electrodes and an
organic compound layer disposed therebetween. The layer contains a
metal coordination compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein M denotes Ir, Rh or Pd; n is 2 or 3; CyN denotes a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group containing a
nitrogen atom connected to M and capable of containing another
nitrogen atom and / or a
sulfur atom; and CyC denotes a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic group containing a
carbon atom connected to M and capable of containing a
nitrogen atom and / or a
sulfur atom, CyN and CyC being connected to each other via a
covalent bond, and each of substituents for CyN and CyC being selected from the group consisting of a
halogen atom; nitro group; a trialkylsilyl group containing three linear or branched
alkyl groups each independently having 1-8 carbon atoms; and a linear or branched
alkyl group having 1-20 carbon atoms capable of including one or at least two non-neighboring
methylene groups which can be replaced with -O-, -S-, -CO-, -CO-O-, -O-CO-, -CH=CH- or -C=C- and capable of including a
hydrogen atom which can be replaced with a
fluorine atom; with the proviso that a sum of
nitrogen atom and
sulfur atom present in ring structures of CyN and CyC is at least 2.