Organic small molecule materials for organic light-emitting diodes

Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 295-395

  Meng, Hong ^a   Herron, Norman ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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