Solution-processed, high-performance light-emitting diodes based on quantum dots

Nature

Volumn 515, Issue 7525, 2014, Pages 96-99

  Dai, Xingliang ^a   Zhang, Zhenxing ^b   Jin, Yizheng ^a   Niu, Yuan ^b   Cao, Hujia ^b   Liang, Xiaoyong ^a   Chen, Liwei ^c   Wang, Jianpu ^d   Peng, Xiaogang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

^d NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; QUANTUM DOT;

COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; INSULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONJUGATION; DENSITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUMINESCENCE; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; NANOFABRICATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM YIELD;

EID: 84920795006     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature13829     Document Type: Article

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