Efficient organic light-emitting diodes with low efficiency roll-off at high brightness using iridium emitters based on 2-(4-trifluoromethyl-6-fluoro phenyl)pyridine and tetraphenylimidodiphosphinate derivatives

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-113

  Teng, Ming Yu ^a,b   Zhang, Song ^a   Jin, Yi Ming ^a   Li, Tian Yi ^a   Liu, Xuan ^a   Xu, Qiu Lei ^a   Lin, Chen ^a   Zheng, You Xuan ^a   Wang, Leyong ^a   Zuo, Jing Lin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 (4 Trifluoromethyl 6 fluorophenyl)pyridine; Efficiency roll off; Efficiency; ; Iridium complex; Organic light emitting diode; Tetraphenylimido diphosphinate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894761276     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.01.033     Document Type: Article

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