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Electron Processes in Organic Electroluminescence

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Electroluminescence (EL) forms a special topic in the broad field of luminescence phenomena in condensed matter. While photoluminescence is the light emitted by a substance, resulting from previous radiation absorption, EL being a light emission induced by action of an external electric field does not require previous irradiation of the luminescent substance (Figure 1).

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Kalinowski, J. (1997). Electron Processes in Organic Electroluminescence. In: Munn, R.W., Miniewicz, A., Kuchta, B. (eds) Electrical and Related Properties of Organic Solids. NATO ASI Series, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5790-2_10

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