In search of stable blue emission from phenylene-based conjugated polymers

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 2196-2217

  Grimsdale, Andrew C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Conjugated polymers; Electroluminescence; Light emitting diodes

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COLOR; DEFECTS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BASED CONJUGATED POLYMERS; BLUE EMITTING MATERIAL; BLUE-EMISSION; DISPLAY APPLICATION; EMISSION COLOR; LIGHTEMITTING DIODE; POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PURE BLUE; STABLE BLUE EMISSION; SYNTHESISED;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS;

EID: 78649952179     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527210793351544     Document Type: Article

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