Selection of metal oxide charge transport layers for colloidal quantum dot LEDs

ACS Nano

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3581-3586

  Wood, V ^a   Panzer, M J ^a   Halpert, J E ^a   Caruge, J M ^a   Bawendi, M G ^a   Bulovic V ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroluminescence; Photoemission spectroscopy; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC LAYER; CHARGING PROCESS; DEVICE STRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC ENERGY LEVELS; EMISSION COLOR; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; HOLE-INJECTING; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; LUMINESCENT FILMS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; METAL OXIDES; PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOTS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE OF ORGANIC SOLIDS; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOEMISSION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 73249132372     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901074r     Document Type: Article

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