Influence of electrical operating conditions and active layer thickness on electroluminescence degradation in polyfluorene-phenylene based light emitting diodes

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-217

  Romero, B ^a   Arredondo, B ^a   Alvarez, A L ^a   Mallavia, R ^b   Salinas, A ^b   Quintana, X ^c   Oton J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Degradation; Polyfluorene; Polymer light emitting diodes

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEFECTS; DEGRADATION; DIODES; LIGHT; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); OXYGEN;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEGRADATION; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES; ELECTRON ACCUMULATION; GAUSSIAN DECONVOLUTION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; POLYMERIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 58349084279     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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