Synergetic electrode architecture for efficient graphene-based flexible organic light-emitting diodes

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Lee, Jaeho ^a   Han, Tae Hee ^b   Park, Min Ho ^b   Jung, Dae Yool ^a   Seo, Jeongmin ^a   Seo, Hong Kyu ^b   Cho, Hyunsu ^a,c   Kim, Eunhye ^a   Chung, Jin ^a   Choi, Sung Yool ^a   Kim, Taek Soo ^a   Lee, Tae Woo ^b   Yoo, Seunghyup ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

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

^c Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE;

CARBON; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT; INDIUM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LIGHT INTENSITY; PLASTIC; SURFACE AREA;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 84973392538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11791     Document Type: Article

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