Influence of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly (styrenesulfonate) in polyfluorene-based light-emitting diodes: Evidence of charge trapping at the organic interface

Organic Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1047-1052

  Kanaan, Hani ^a   Jolinat, Pascale ^a   Ablart, Guy ^a   Destruel, Pierre ^a   Renaud, Cédric ^b   Wen Lee, Chih ^b   Nguyen, Thien Phap ^b  

^a Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d'Energie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption; Interface; PEDOT:PSS; Polyfluorene derivatives; Traps

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRAPPING; ELECTRODES; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; TIN OXIDES; WORK FUNCTION;

ELECTRO-ABSORPTION; ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; PEDOT:PSS; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYFLUORENE DERIVATIVE; THERMALLY STIMULATED CURRENT; TRAPS; WORK-FUNCTION DIFFERENCE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 78349311650     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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