Progress in long wavelength emission in fluorene-based electroluminescent blue materials

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 497-520

  Jiang, Hongji ^a   Junhua, Wan ^b   Wei, Huang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroluminescent; Excimer; Fluorene; Fluorenone; Long wavelength emission; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EXCIMER LASERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FLUORENE; FLUORENONE; LONG WAVELENGTH EMISSION;

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 43849102330     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-008-0053-0     Document Type: Article

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