In a luminescence device formed of one or plural layers of organic film between
a cathode and an anode, at least one layer is a luminescence layer, and a luminescence
molecule of a metal coordination compound having a basic structure represented
by formula (1) MLmLn and having a substituent on
at least one of cyclic groups incorporated as a guest in a host material at a concentration
of at least 8 wt. %, which is higher than a concentration at which a luminescence
molecule of a similar structure but having no substituent exhibits a maximum luminescence
efficiency to form the luminescence layer. As a result, a high-efficiency luminescence
device is provided, which is less likely to cause concentration extinction even
when a luminescence molecule is contained at a high concentration relative to the
host material in the luminescence layer.