Novel yellow phosphorescent iridium complexes containing a carbazole-oxadiazole unit used in polymeric light-emitting diodes

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 413-421

  Tang, Huaijun ^a   Li, Yanhu ^a   Wei, Caihong ^a   Chen, Bing ^a   Yang, Wei ^a   Wu, Hongbin ^a   Cao, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbazole; Electroluminescence; Iridium complex; Oxadiazole; Polymeric light emitting diode; White light

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; OXADIAZOLES; POLYMERIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; WHITE LIGHT;

DIODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; GLASS TRANSITION; IRIDIUM; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYMERS;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79958851567     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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