Host to guest energy transfer mechanism in phosphorescent and fluorescent organic light-emitting devices utilizing exciplex-forming hosts

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 41, 2014, Pages 24006-24012

  Zhou, Dong Ying ^a,b   Zamani Siboni, Hossein ^b   Wang, Qi ^b   Liao, Liang Sheng ^a   Aziz, Hany ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; PHOSPHORESCENCE;

EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY TRANSFER MECHANISMS; FLUORESCENT EMITTERS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; PHOSPHORESCENT DOPANT; PHOSPHORESCENT OLEDS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 84908072213     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508228z     Document Type: Article

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