Phosphorescent dye-based supramolecules for high-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kim, Kwon Hyeon ^a   Lee, Sunghun ^a   Moon, Chang Ki ^a   Kim, Sei Yong ^a   Park, Young Seo ^a   Lee, Jeong Hwan ^a   Lee, Jin Woo ^b   Huh, June ^c   You, Youngmin ^d   Kim, Jang Joo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung General Chemicals Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; IRIDIUM COMPLEX;

DYE; IRIDIUM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DIPOLE; FORCE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM YIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

EID: 84910061794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5769     Document Type: Article

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