Phenylbenzimidazole-based new bipolar host materials for efficient phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2452-2458

  Takizawa, Shin Ya ^a   Montes, Victor A ^a   Anzenbacher Jr , Pavel ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR CHARGE; BIPOLAR PROPERTY; CARBAZOLYL; CHARGE RECOMBINATIONS; COMPLEX DEVICES; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; DFT CALCULATION; ELECTROPHOSPHORESCENCE; EXCITON BLOCKING LAYERS; HOLE TRANSPORTS; HOST MATERIALS; NEW MATERIAL; POWER EFFICIENCY; TRIPHENYL AMINES; TRIPLET ENERGY;

BENZENE; CURRENT DENSITY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 67649252860     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm9004954     Document Type: Article

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