Activating efficient phosphorescence from purely organic materials by crystal design

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-210

  Bolton, Onas ^a   Lee, Kangwon ^a   Kim, Hyong Jun ^a   Lin, Kevin Y ^a   Kim, Jinsang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 79951967490     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.984     Document Type: Article

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