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Modeling of the Dipole Radiation in an Anisotropic Microcavity

  • Chang-Ki Moon
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Abstract

Light emission from organic materials has been an important research topic during the last few decades because of its scientific and technological importance, particularly due to the success of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Chang-Ki Moon
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  1. 1.Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Graduate SchoolSeoul National UniversitySeoulKorea (Republic of)

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