Estimation of the mean emission zone in phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes with a thin emitting layer

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 16715-16721

  Kim, Sei Yong ^a   Leem, Dong Seok ^b   Kim, Jang Joo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); PHOSPHORESCENCE; SPECTROSCOPY;

CURRENT DENSITY-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; EMISSION ZONE; EMITTING LAYER; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INTENSITY RATIO; LUMINOUS INTENSITY; SPECTRAL CHANGE;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR;

ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; LIGHTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 77955628297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.016715     Document Type: Article

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