Progresses in electroluminescence based on europium(III) complexes

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-355

  CHEN, Fangfang ^a   BIAN, Zuqiang ^a   HUANG, Chunhui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electroluminescence; europium(III) complexes; photoluminescence; rare earths

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RARE EARTHS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CORRESPONDING SOLUTIONS; DEVICE STRUCTURES; EU COMPLEXES; EUROPIUM COMPLEX; EUROPIUM(III) COMPLEXES; THERMAL STABILITY;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 67649513091     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0721(09)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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