Manipulation of blue TADF top-emission OLEDs by the first-order optical cavity design: toward a highly pure blue emission and balanced charge transport

Wanqi Ren; Kyung Rock Son; Tae Hoon Park; Vignesh Murugadoss; Tae Geun Kim

doi:10.1364/PRJ.432042

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