Electroluminescent devices using a polymer of regulated conjugation length and a polymer blend

ETRI Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 181-193

  Zyung, Taehyoung ^a,b,c,d,e   Jung, Sang Don ^a,e,f,g  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e Research Department

^f Soongjeon University   (South Korea)

^g Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EXCITONS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYMERS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

BAND GAP; EXCITON TRANSFER; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE; REGULATED CONJUGATION LENGTH;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0030261986     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.96.0196.0036     Document Type: Article

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