Cyclometallated Organoiridium Complexes as Emitters in Electrophosphorescent Devices

Highly Efficient OLEDs with Phosphorescent Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 131-161

  Djurovich, Peter I ^a   Thompson, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclometallated organoiridium complexes; Electrophosphorescent devices; Highly efficient OLEDs; Organometallic complexes; Phosphorescent materials; Triplet excitons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889284991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527621309.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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