Delayed fluorescence in a solution-processable pure red molecular organic emitter based on dithienylbenzothiadiazole: A joint optical, electroluminescence, and magnetoelectroluminescence study

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2972-2978

  Chen, Ping ^a,c   Wang, Li Ping ^b   Tan, Wan Yi ^b   Peng, Qi Ming ^a   Zhang, Shi Tong ^a   Zhu, Xu Hui ^b   Li, Feng ^a  

^a Jilin University   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

electroluminescence; exciton utilization; magnetoelectroluminescence; reverse intersystem crossing; triplet triplet annihilation

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; EXCITONS;

ELECTRICAL EXCITATION; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; INTER-SYSTEM CROSSINGS; MAGNETOELECTROLUMINESCENCE; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE; THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCES; TRIPLET-TRIPLET ANNIHILATION;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84922432582     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am508574m     Document Type: Article

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