Improved transient electroluminescence technique based on time-correlated single-photon counting technology to evaluate organic mobility

Xianfeng Qiao; Shu Xiao; Peisen Yuan; Dezhi Yang; Dongge Ma

doi:10.1007/s12200-022-00021-8

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