Efficient single-layer white light-emitting devices based on silole-containing polymers

IEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 490-496

  Liu, Zhitian ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Cai, Ping ^b   Chen, Junwu ^b  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electroluminescence; optoelectronic devices; organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs)

Indexed keywords

COLOR COORDINATES; LUMINANCE EFFICIENCY; LUMINOUS PROPERTIES; OPERATING PROCESS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); SILOLE-CONTAINING POLYMERS; WHITE LIGHT EMISSION; WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING;

COLOR; COPOLYMERS; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); POLYMERS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84877586136     PISSN: 1551319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JDT.2013.2238215     Document Type: Article

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