Emission mechanism in the terbium complex doped PVK system

Abstract

A new kind of rare earth (RE) complex Tb(o-MBA)₃phen was synthesized and used as an emitting material in electroluminescence. The material was doped into poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) as the emitting

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