Indium Tin oxide modified by Au and vanadium pentoxide as an efficient anode for organic light-emitting devices

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2517-2520

  Zhang, H M ^a,b   Choy, Wallace C H ^b,c  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficient anode; Improved hole injection; Organic light emitting devices (OLEDs); Reduced driving voltage

Indexed keywords

TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS; VANADIUM;

EFFICIENT ANODE; IMPROVED HOLE INJECTION; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES (OLEDS); REDUCED DRIVING VOLTAGE; VANADIUM PENTOXIDE;

VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 50549088470     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.927387     Document Type: Article

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