Tetracene Derivatives as Potential Red Emitters for Organic LEDs

Organic Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4245-4248

  Odom, Susan A ^a   Parkin, Sean R ^a   Anthony, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYNE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; FIELD EMISSION; FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED RADIATION; LUMINESCENCE; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0344927987     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol035415e     Document Type: Article

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