Improving organic/electrode interface in organic light-emitting diodes by soft contact lamination

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Lee, T W ^a   Hsu, J W P ^b  

^a Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

metal organic interface; organic light emitting diodes; quenching; soft contact lamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990317005     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/174034905X68850     Document Type: Article

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