Exciton migration and cathode quenching in organic light emitting diodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 4704-4710

  Burin, Alexander L ^a   Ratner, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CATHODES; ELECTRODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUENCHING; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TRISHYDROXYQUINOLINE ALUMINUM;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0033750286     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp994162x     Document Type: Article

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