Synergetic Influences of Mixed-Host Emitting Layer Structures and Hole Injection Layers on Efficiency and Lifetime of Simplified Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 6152-6163

  Han, Tae Hee ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a   Kim, Myung Hwan ^b   Song, Wonjun ^b   Lee, Tae Woo ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Display Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

capacitance voltage; degradation mechanism; lifetime; mixed host; nondestructive analysis; organic light emitting diodes; simple structure; transient electroluminescence

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CHARGE INJECTION; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEGRADATION; DIODES; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOSPHORESCENCE;

CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; LIFETIME; MIXED HOST; NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; TRANSIENT ELECTROLUMINESCENCE;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 84960474919     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11791     Document Type: Article

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