Improved efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes by inserting a hole transport layer formed without thermal treatment above glass transition temperature

Organic Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 834-842

  Shakutsui, Masato ^a   Matsuura, Hiromi ^a   Fujita, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Injection; Interlayer; Multilayer; Polymer heterojunction; Polymer light emitting diodes; Spray deposition

Indexed keywords

CHARGE INJECTION; DEPOSITS; DIODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON INJECTION; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT TREATMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HOLE MOBILITY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MULTILAYERS; POLYMERS; TEMPERATURE;

EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HOLE INJECTION PROPERTY; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INTERLAYER; LIGHT EMITTING POLYMER; POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; SPRAY DEPOSITION;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 67649233087     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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