Progress in next-generation organic electroluminescent materials: Material design beyond exciton statistics

Science China Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 335-345

  Yao, Liang ^a   Yang, Bing ^a   Ma, Yuguang ^b  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

exciton statistics; hot exciton; hybridized local and charge transfer (HLCT); organic light emitting device (OLED); reverse intersystem crossing (RISC)

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; MATERIALS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; STATISTICS;

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE MATERIALS; HYBRIDIZED LOCAL AND CHARGE-TRANSFER (HLCT); INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84895920801     PISSN: 16747291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-5046-y     Document Type: Article

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