Polymer Electronics

January 8, 2013 17:38 PSP Book - 9in x 6in 00-Hsin-Fei-Meng–prelims

Contents

Preface xi

1 Overview of Semiconducting Conjugated Polymers 1

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1.1 Electronic Structure 1

1.1.1 σ -Bond and π-Bond 1

1.1.2 Conjugation and π-Energy Band 3

1.1.3 Polaron 8

1.1.4 Exciton 9

1.2 Optical Spectra 14

1.3 Electrical Processes 18

1.3.1 Electroluminescence 18

1.3.2 Photoconductivity 25

1.4 Crystalline Conjugated Polymers 27

2 Solution-Processed Organic Light-Emitting Diodes 37

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2.1 Introduction 37

2.2 Blue Fluorescence 42

2.2.1 Polymers 42

2.2.2 Small Molecules 46

2.3 Blue and White Phosphorescence 50

2.4 Green Phosphorescence 53

2.5 Red Phosphorescence 60

3 Polymer Field-Effect Transistors 65

Yong-Young Noh, Jui-Fen Chang, Xiaoyang Cheng,

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