Efficient triplet application in exciplex delayed-fluorescence OLEDs using a reverse intersystem crossing mechanism based on a Δ e S-T of around zero

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 11907-11914

  Zhang, Tianyou ^a,b   Chu, Bei ^a   Li, Wenlian ^a   Su, Zisheng ^a   Peng, Qi Ming ^c   Zhao, Bo ^a,b   Luo, Yongshi ^a   Jin, Fangming ^a,b   Yan, Xingwu ^a,b   Gao, Yuan ^a,b   Wu, Hairuo ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^a   Fan, Di ^a   Wang, Junbo ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Jilin University   (China)

Author keywords

delayed fluorescence; efficient triplet application; exciplex OLED; reverse intersystem crossing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EXCITED STATES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DELAYED FLUORESCENCE; EXCIPLEXES; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); SINGLET EXCITED STATE; TIME-RESOLVED SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84906253208     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am501164s     Document Type: Article

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