Enhanced performance of tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum-based organic light-emitting devices with LiF/Mg:Ag/Ag cathode

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-31

  Chen, B J ^a   Sun, X W ^a   Wong, K S ^a   Hu, X ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; THIN FILMS;

CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON INJECTION; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES (OLED); ORGANIC MATERIALS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 13544271949     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.000026     Document Type: Article

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