Full description of dipole orientation in organic light-emitting diodes

Lingjie Fan; Maoxiong Zhao; Jiao Chu; Tangyao Shen; Minjia Zheng; Fang Guan; Haiwei Yin; Lei Shi; Jian Zi

doi:10.3788/COL202321.022601

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