Optimization of the luminescence efficiencies in solution-processed phosphorescent dendrimers

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-237

  Ribierre, Jean Charles ^a   Stevenson, Stuart G ^a   Samuel, Ifor D W ^a   Staton, Sarah V ^b   Burn, Paul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dendrimer; OLED; Phosphorescence; Photophysics; Photostability; Solution processing

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLUTIONS; SPIN COATING;

ATTACHED DENDRONS; PHOTOPHYSICS; PHOTOSTABILITY; SOLUTION PROCESSING;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 34249322363     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2007.896744     Document Type: Article

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