Electroluminescence in conjugated polymers

Nature

Volumn 397, Issue 6715, 1999, Pages 121-128

  Friend, R H ^a,c   Gymer, R W ^a   Holmes, A B ^b   Burroughes, J H ^c   Marks, R N ^d   Taliani, C ^d   Bradley, D D C ^e   Dos Santos, D A ^f   Bredas J L ^f   Logdlund M ^g   Salaneck, W R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Display Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^g LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRON BONDING; MOLECULAR SEMICONDUCTOR;

SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

8 QUINOLINOL DERIVATIVE; ALLOY; INDIUM; MAGNESIUM; POLYMER; SILVER; TIN;

DEVICE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0033552919     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/16393     Document Type: Review

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