The invention provides a light emitting device. The light emitting device comprises a base layer, an anode layer, a first hole transport layer, a second hole transport layer, a quantum rod layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode layer which are combined together sequentially from bottom to top. Through replacing a quantum dot light emitting layer in the conventional application as the quantum rod light emitting layer, the external quantum efficiency of the light emitting device can be improved; the quantum rod light emitting layer is a quantum rod layer with a fluorescence wavelengthof 500 to 700 nm, self absorption of the light emitting device can be further reduced, and the external quantum efficiency can be further increased; through using a specific ligand octadecylphosphonicacid to prepare a CdSe core quantum dot and coating the CdSe core quantum dot, fluorescence red shift to a green band, the effect of generating green can be achieved, and the external quantum efficiency of a green light emitting device can be further improved; and the light emitting device preparation method is simple, the raw material is easy to obtain, realization is easy, and wide applicationto industrial production is facilitated.