Essential differences of organic films at the molecular level via vacuum deposition and solution processes for organic light-emitting diodes

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 25405-25408

  Xing, Xing ^a   Zhong, Luwei ^b   Zhang, Lipei ^a   Chen, Zhijian ^a   Qu, Bo ^a   Chen, Erqiang ^b   Xiao, Lixin ^a   Gong, Qihuang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION RESULTS; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SPIN-COATED FILMS; VACUUM DEPOSITED FILMS;

DEPOSITION; HOLE MOBILITY; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); VACUUM; VACUUM DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84890354463     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp410547w     Document Type: Article

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