Triplet state phosphorescence in tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum light emitting diode materials

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3446-3455

  Perumal, S ^a   Minaev, B ^a   Agren H ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY LIMITS; EMISSIVE LAYERS; FIRST-ORDER PERTURBATION THEORY; FLUORESCENCE BAND; HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); QUADRATIC RESPONSE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SECOND ORDERS; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; SPIN-POLARIZED INJECTION; SPIN-SPIN COUPLINGS; TIME DEPENDENT DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; TRIPLET ELECTRONIC STATE; TRIPLET EXCITONS; TRIPLET STATE; TRIS(8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE) ALUMINUM; ZERO-FIELD SPLITTINGS;

ALUMINUM; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LIGHT EMISSION; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

PHOSPHORESCENCE;

EID: 84874132872     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp309982u     Document Type: Article

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