Charge transport and injection to phenylamine-based hole transporters for OLEDs applications

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-232

  So, Shu K ^a   Tse, Shing C ^a   Tong, Ka L ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carrier mobility; Charge transport; Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs); Phenylamines

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; HOLE TRAPS; OHMIC CONTACTS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

DARK CURRENT SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENT TECHNIQUES (DISCLC); HOLE INJECTION; HOLE TRANSPORTERS;

ANILINE;

EID: 34249338052     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2007.895342     Document Type: Article

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