ITO-free large-area organic light-emitting diodes with an integrated metal grid

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 104, 2011, Pages A793-A803

  Choi, Seungkeun ^a   Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Fuentes Hernandez, Canek ^a   Kippelen, Bernard ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; IRIDIUM; ITO GLASS; LIGHT EMISSION; METALS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; TIN;

CO-EVAPORATED; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTRICAL MODELS; EMISSION LAYERS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HOLE TRANSPORT LAYERS; INDIUM TIN OXIDE; METAL GRID; POLYMER ELECTRODES; POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; TRANSPARENT POLYMER;

VANADIUM;

EID: 79959890553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.00A793     Document Type: Article

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