Semiconducting polymers as materials for photonic devices

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 16-22

  Heeger, Alan J ^b,c   Diaz Garcia, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

A acceptor; ASE amplified spontaneous emission; BuEH poly(2 butyl 5 (2 ethyloxy) 1,4 phenylene vinylene); CT charge transfer; D donor; DCM 4 (dicyanomethylene) 2 methyl 6 (4 dimethylaminostiryl) 4H pyran; EL electroluminescence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002718575     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80060-0     Document Type: Article

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