Synthesis, physical properties and OLED performance of azatetracenes

Dyes and Pigments

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 93-98

  Li, Junbo ^a   Yan, Fei ^b   Gao, Junkuo ^c   Li, Peizhou ^d   Xiong, Wei Wei ^a   Zhao, Yanli ^d   Sun, Xiao Wei ^b   Zhang, Qichun ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Azatetracenes; Diels Alder reaction; OLED devices; Organic dyes; Physical properties; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; FLUORESCENCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AZATETRACENES; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; DIELS-ALDER REACTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; OLED DEVICES; ORBITAL ENERGY LEVELS; ORGANIC DYE; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84904185518     PISSN: 01437208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2014.06.027     Document Type: Article

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