Origin of white electroluminescence in graphene quantum dots embedded host/guest polymer light emitting diodes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kyu Kim, Jung ^a,c   Bae, Sukang ^b   Yi, Yeonjin ^c   Jin Park, Myung ^d   Jin Kim, Sang ^d   Myoung, Nosoung ^e   Lee, Chang Lyoul ^e   Hee Hong, Byung ^d   Hyeok Park, Jong ^c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^e Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84931262324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11032     Document Type: Article

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