Spin and dip coating of light-emitting polymer solutions: Matching experiment with modelling

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3496-3505

  Yimsiri, P ^a   MacKley, M R ^b  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dip coating; Light emitting polymer; Nanostructure; Polymer light emitting diode; Spin coating; Thin film

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS;

DIP COATING; LIGHT EMITTING POLYMERS; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (PLED); SOLVENT EVAPORATION;

POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENTS; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS;

EID: 33645523434     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.12.018     Document Type: Article

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