The role of the polymer solid electrolyte molecular weight in light-emitting electrochemical cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2223-2227

  Hernandez Sosa, Gerardo ^a,b   Eckstein, Ralph ^a,b   Tekoglu, Serpil ^a,b   Becker, Tobias ^a,b   Mathies, Florian ^a,b   Lemmer, Uli ^a,b   Mechau, Norman ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INNOVATIONLAB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light emitting electrochemical cells; Phase separation; Poly methylmetacrylat; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; LIGHT EMISSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; VISCOSITY;

LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; MAXIMUM LUMINANCE; POLY METHYLMETACRYLAT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); POLYMER SOLID ELECTROLYTES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84879243752     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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