Numerical simulations of the electrical characteristics and the efficiencies of single-layer organic light emitting diodes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 7426-7432

  Malliaras, G G ^a,b   Scott, J C ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Materials Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CATHODES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VINYL RESINS;

BIPOLAR DEVICES; MONOPOLAR DEVICES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS (SCLC);

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0032621726     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.369373     Document Type: Article

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