Maximizing Alq3 OLED internal and external efficiencies: Charge balanced device structure and color conversion outcoupling lenses

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Li, Weixin ^a,b,c,d,e   Jones, Robert A ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h}   Allen, Steven C ^a,b,c   Heikenfeld, Jason C ^a,b,e   Steckl, Andrew J ^a,b,i  

^a IEEE

^b University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

^e Society for Information Display   (United States)

^f Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc

^g Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society   (United States)

^h Materials Research Society   (United States)

ⁱ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alq3; Color conversion efficiency; Color conversion material; Lensed device; Luminous intensity; Organic light emitting diodes (OLED); Outcoupling efficiency; Quantum efficiency

Indexed keywords

COLOR CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COLOR CONVERSION MATERIAL; LENSED DEVICE; LUMINOUS INTENSITY;

COLOR; ELECTRIC CHARGE; LENSES; LUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33744741960     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2006.874507     Document Type: Article

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