Device physics of organic light-emitting diodes based on molecular materials

Organic Electronics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-36

  Brütting, Wolfgang ^a   Berleb, Stefan ^a   Mückl, Anton G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charge carrier mobility; Charge carrier transport; Organic light emitting diodes; Space charge limited conduction; Traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042176724     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-1199(01)00009-X     Document Type: Review

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