From electronic excited state theory to the property predictions of organic optoelectronic materials

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1277-1284

  Shuai, Zhigang ^a   Xu, Wei ^b   Peng, Qian ^b   Geng, Hua ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

charge mobility; electron dynamics methods; exciton diffusion; light emitting efficiency; statistical physics approaches

Indexed keywords

CHARGE MOBILITIES; ELECTRON DYNAMICS; EXCITON DIFFUSION; LIGHT-EMITTING EFFICIENCY; STATISTICAL PHYSICS;

ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EXCITONS; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHYSICS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 84883369016     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4916-7     Document Type: Article

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