Polymeric anodes for improved polymer light-emitting diode performance

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 70, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2067-2069

  Carter, S A ^a   Angelopoulos, M ^b   Karg, S ^c   Brock, P J ^c   Scott, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

BRIGHTNESS; CAMPHOR SULFONIC ACID; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; POLYANILINE; POLYETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0031124386     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.118953     Document Type: Article

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