Simultaneous optimization of charge-carrier mobility and optical gain in semiconducting polymer films

Nature Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 376-380

  Yap, Boon Kar ^a   Xia, Ruidong ^a,b   Campoy Quiles, Mariano ^a   Stavrinou, Paul N ^a   Bradley, Donal D C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; EXCITONS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL GAIN; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

EXCITATION THRESHOLDS; POLYFLUORENE CHAINS; POLYMER SEMICONDUCTORS; SILICA GRATING;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 42549120140     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2165     Document Type: Article

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