Electroluminescence performances of 1,1-bis(4-(N,N-dimethylamino)phenyl)-2, 3,4,5-tetraphenylsilole based polymers in three cathode architectures

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1129-1136

  Liu, Zhitian ^a,b   Hu, Sujun ^a   Zhang, Linhua ^b   Chen, Junwu ^a   Peng, Junbiao ^a   Cao, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electroluminescence; N,N dimethylaminobenzene; polyfluorene; silole containing polymers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRO-LUMINESCENT; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EXCITON QUENCHING; LOW WORK FUNCTION; POLYFLUORENES; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; SILOLE-CONTAINING POLYMERS; UV-VIS ABSORPTIONS;

CATHODES; COPOLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MONOMERS; POLYMERS;

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84881158148     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4875-z     Document Type: Article

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