Effect of fabrication parameters on three-dimensional nanostructures and device efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2547-2554

  Yu, Bang Ying ^a   Liu, Chia Yi ^a   Lin, Wei Chun ^a   Wang, Wei Ben ^c   Lai, I Ming ^c   Chen, Sun Zen ^c   Lee, Szu Hsian ^b   Kuo, Che Hung ^b   Kao, Wei Lun ^b   You, Yun Wen ^a   Liu, Chi Ping ^a   Chang, Hsun Yun ^a   Jou, Jwo Huei ^c   Shyue, Jing Jong ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cluster ion sputtering; Force modulation microscopy; Light emitting diode; Nanostructure; Organic electronics

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ION SPUTTERING; COSPUTTERING; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DIFLUOROPHENYL; ELECTRON TRANSPORTATION; FABRICATION PARAMETERS; FORCE MODULATION; FORCE MODULATION MICROSCOPY; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT EMITTING LAYERS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; PHOSPHORESCENT POLYMERS; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES;

DIODES; IONS; IRIDIUM; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODULATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC COATINGS; SPIN DYNAMICS; SPUTTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIGHT;

EID: 77952920336     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901593c     Document Type: Article

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