Polymer/metal interfaces and the performance of polymer light-emitting diodes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3207-3211

  Bharathan, Jayesh M ^a   Yang, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; FERMI LEVEL; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METALS; PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; THIN FILMS;

PINNING EFFECT; POLYMETHOXY ETHYLHEXYLOXY PHENYLENE VINYLENE; POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 0032529938     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.368473     Document Type: Article

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