Understanding the role of ultra-thin polymeric interlayers in improving efficiency of polymer light emitting diodes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 20, 2014, Pages

  Bailey, Jim ^a   Wright, Edward N ^b   Wang, Xuhua ^a   Walker, Alison B ^b   Bradley, Donal D C ^a   Kim, Ji Seon ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CARRIER TRANSPORT; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON INJECTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINANCE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); ORGANIC POLYMERS; SOLIDS;

ELECTRONIC ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITON DIFFUSION LENGTH; EXPONENTIAL DEPENDENCE; KINETIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84901982376     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4879455     Document Type: Article

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