Nanophase-separated blends of acceptor and donor conjugated polymers. Efficient electroluminescence from binary polyquinoline/poly(2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene) and polyquinoline/poly(3-octylthiophene) blends

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 6577-6587

  Alam, Maksudul M ^a   Tonzola, Christopher J ^a   Jenekhe, Samson A ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPHASE-SEPARATED BLEND; POLYMETHOXYETHYLHEXYLOXYPHENYLENEVINYLENE; POLYOCTYLTHIOPHENE; POLYQUINOLINE;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; VINYL RESINS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0041319109     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0346299     Document Type: Article

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