Transient uv electroluminescence from poly(p-phenylenevinylene) conjugated polymer induced by strong voltage pulses

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作者
Chayet, H [1 ]
Pogreb, R [1 ]
Davidov, D [1 ]
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[1] COLL JUDEA & SAMARIA, RES INST, ARIEL, ISRAEL
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 56卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.56.R12702
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T [工业技术];
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We present time-resolved and spectral measurements of electroluminescence from poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) thin films upon application of high-voltage pulses. Above some threshold voltage of 100 V, we observe an uv-violet emission centered at 390 nm, in addition to the characteristic yellow-green luminescence of PPV. We explain this emission as being induced by a generation of hot carriers in the strong electric field, which inhibits the formation of singlet excitons and enhances the probability for direct interband transitions of the relaxed carriers.
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