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Using Microcavities to Manipulate Luminescence in Conjugated Polymers

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Microcavities and Photonic Bandgaps: Physics and Applications

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Abstract

Photoluminescence and electroluminescence measurements of microcavities containing the conjugated polymer poly(p-phenylene vinylene), PPV, are reported. Modification of the emission wavelength, linewidth, and spatial output are observed, and are related to the cavity design.

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    J. Grüner, F. Cacialli, I. D. W. Samuel & R. H. Friend

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  1. Defence Research Agency, Malvern, UK

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  2. Département de physique et laboratoire de physique de la matière condensée, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

    Claude Weisbuch

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Grüner, J., Cacialli, F., Samuel, I.D.W., Friend, R.H. (1996). Using Microcavities to Manipulate Luminescence in Conjugated Polymers. In: Rarity, J., Weisbuch, C. (eds) Microcavities and Photonic Bandgaps: Physics and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 324. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0313-5_38

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