Organic light-emitting materials based on iridium(III) complexes bearing phenanthroimidazole ligands

Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 504-511

  Jayabharathi, Jayaraman ^a   Sathishkumar, Ramalingam ^a   Thanikachalam, Venugopal ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

charge transfer; electroluminescence; iridium complex; phosphorescence

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; IRIDIUM; LIGANDS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORESCENCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COMPLEX CONCENTRATION; CYCLOMETALATED IRIDIUM(III) COMPLEXES; ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; METAL-TO-LIGAND CHARGE TRANSFER; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIALS;

IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84900544728     PISSN: 08943230     EISSN: 10991395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/poc.3292     Document Type: Article

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