Molecular understanding of the chemical stability of organic materials for OLEDs: A comparative study on sulfonyl, phosphine-oxide, and carbonyl-containing host materials

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 7569-7578

  Lin, Na ^a   Qiao, Juan ^a   Duan, Lian ^a   Wang, Liduo ^a   Qiu, Yong ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM THEORY;

BLUE EMITTING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL INSTABILITY; ELECTRON-ACCEPTING MOIETIES; MOLECULAR UNDERSTANDING; OPERATIONAL STABILITY; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

CHEMICAL STABILITY;

EID: 84898490395     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp412614k     Document Type: Article

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