Preparation and optical properties of aligned β-phase polyfluorene thin films

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 2: Letters

Volumn 46, Issue 45-49, 2007, Pages

  Endo, Toshiyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Takashi ^a   Nagase, Takashi ^a   Naito, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

phase; Photoluminescence quantum efficiency; Polarized absorption; Polarized photoluminescence; Poly(9,9 dioctylfluorene) (F8)

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLIDS; THICK FILMS; THIN FILMS; TOLUENE; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

HIGH-PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; POLARIZATION RATIOS; POLARIZED ABSORPTION; POLARIZED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLY(9,9-DIOCTYLFLUORENE) (F8); POLYFLUORENE; TOLUENE VAPORS;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 47549091625     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.46.L1093     Document Type: Article

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