https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.LT07414
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- The colour depends on the semi-conducting material used, and can be @[email protected], @[email protected] or @[email protected]
- Organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) contain diodes made of small molecules or made of @[email protected] materials. The latter are sometimes called PLEDs.