Constructive effects of long alkyl chains on the electroluminescent properties of cationic iridium complex-based light-emitting electrochemical cells

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 17416-17425

  Sunesh, Chozhidakath Damodharan ^a   Mathai, George ^b   Choe, Youngson ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b SACRED HEART COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

alkyl chain length; electroluminescence; iridium complexes; light emitting electrochemical cells; steric hindrance

Indexed keywords

CHAIN LENGTH; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; CATIONIC IRIDIUM COMPLEXES; CURRENT EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; IRIDIUM COMPLEX; LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; STERIC HINDRANCES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS;

EID: 84908179621     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5058426     Document Type: Article

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