(NH4)2WS4 precursor as a hole-injection layer in organic optoelectronic devices

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 285-293

  Le, Quyet Van ^a   Kim, Cheol Min ^a   Nguyen, Thang Phan ^a   Park, Minjoon ^a   Kim, Tae Yoon ^b   Han, Sang Mok ^b   Kim, Soo Young ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Industrial Complex Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

(NH4)2WS4; Hole injection layer; Organic light emitting diodes; Organic photovoltaic cells; Work function

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CHARGE INJECTION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON INJECTION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WORK FUNCTION;

HOLE INJECTION LAYERS; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES(OLEDS); ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL (OPVS); ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLY(STYRENE SULFONATE); POLY-3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 84941662555     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.142     Document Type: Article

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