Cathodes incorporating thin fluoride layers for efficient injection in blue polymer light-emitting diodes

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4464, Issue , 2002, Pages 93-102

  Brown, T M ^a   Millard, I S ^b   Lacey, D J ^b   Burroughes, J H ^b   Friend, R H ^a,b   Cacialli, F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Display Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier height; Cathode; CsF; Electroabsorption; Electron injection; LiF; PLEDs

Indexed keywords

CESIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FERMI LEVEL; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL MULTILAYERS; PHOTOCATHODES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS;

ELECTRON INJECTIONS; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (PLED);

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0036398087     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.457463     Document Type: Article

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