Doping-Induced Self-Absorption in Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

ACS Photonics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-189

  Kaihovirta, Nikolai ^a   Asadpoordarvish, Amir ^a   Sandström, Andreas ^a   Edman, Ludvig ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

conjugated polymer; cyclic voltammetry; electrochemical doping; electroluminescence; light emitting device; organic electronics

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ELECTROLYTES; ETHYLENE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

DOPING CONCENTRATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DOPING; LARGE-SCALE FABRICATION; LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES; LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84905580863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23304022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ph400050t     Document Type: Article

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