Quest for an Appropriate Electrolyte for High-Performance Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2727-2732

  Tang, Shi ^a   Edman, Ludvig ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MATERIAL; AIR-STABLE ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; EMISSION ZONE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; LEC; LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; SIDE REACTIONS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; LIGHT EMISSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 77956800085     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz1010797     Document Type: Article

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