Ultra-thin and smooth transparent electrode for flexible and leakage-free organic light-emitting diodes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Ok, Ki Hun ^a   Kim, Jiwan ^a   Park, So Ra ^a   Kim, Youngmin ^a   Lee, Chan Jae ^a   Hong, Sung Jei ^a   Kwak, Min Gi ^a   Kim, Namsu ^b   Han, Chul Jong ^a   Kim, Jong Woong ^a  

^a Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI)   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84926362761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09464     Document Type: Article

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