Enhanced luminescence efficiency by surface plasmon coupling of Ag nanoparticles in a polymer light-emitting diode

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 16843-16850

  Chen, Sy Hann ^a   Jhong, Jhen Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDE FILMS; PLASMONS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACES; THERMAL EVAPORATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ZINC OXIDE;

ACTIVE LAYER; AG NANOPARTICLE; AG PARTICLES; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; EMISSIVE LAYERS; ENHANCED LUMINESCENCE; FABRICATION METHOD; GLASS SUBSTRATES; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; LOW COSTS; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; SINGLE LAYER; SINGLE LAYER DEVICES; SURFACE PLASMON COUPLING; WINDOW MATERIALS;

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EID: 80052222693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.016843     Document Type: Article

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