Modelling the effects of molecular arrangements in polymer light-emitting diodes

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2006, Pages

  Ramos, Marta M D ^a   Correia, Helena M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PARALLEL ORIENTATIONS; POLY(P-PHENYLENE VINYLENE) (PPV); POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (PLED); SINGLE LAYER DEVICES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33645776281     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/16/S04     Document Type: Article

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