Electroluminescent nematic polymer networks with polarised emission

Adam Contoret; Simon Farrar; Perregrin Jackson; Stephen M. Kelly; Sultan Khan; Edward Nicholls; Mary Oneill; Gary Richards

doi:10.1080/10587250108025021

Electroluminescent nematic polymer networks with polarised emission

Adam Contoret, Simon Farrar, Perregrin Jackson, Stephen M. Kelly, Sultan Khan, Edward Nicholls, Mary Oneill, Gary Richards

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Electroluminescence with a polarisation ratio of 12:1 from a uniformly aligned nematic network is reported. Diene photo-active end-groups were used, which polymerise by a selective cyclisation reaction. Surface alignment was achieved for the first time using a doped polymer photoalignment layer, oriented by exposure to polarised UV light. Threshold voltages between 2 V and 8 V were found and a brightness of 90 cd m^-2 was obtained. Both the PL and EL intensities were higher after photochemical crosslinking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-518
Number of pages	8
Journal	Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume	364
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10587250108025021
Publication status	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Networks
Organic electroluminescence
Polarised EL

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Condensed Matter Physics

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Electroluminescent nematic polymer networks with polarised emission

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