Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 36, Issue 1, 39(2021)
Progress of electron injection of ITO cathode for inverted organic light-emitting diodes
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TIAN Lei, LI Zhi-yi, LIU Guan-hao, WANG Ying. Progress of electron injection of ITO cathode for inverted organic light-emitting diodes[J]. Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, 2021, 36(1): 39
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