Preparation of organic light-emitting diode using coal tar pitch, a low-cost material, for printable devices.

We have identified coal tar pitch, a very cheap organic material made from coal during the iron-making process, as a source from which could be obtained emissive molecules for organic light-emitting diodes. Coal tar pitch was separated by simple dissolution in organic solvent, and subsequent separat...

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Main Authors: Miki Yamaoka, Shun-Suke Asami, Nayuta Funaki, Sho Kimura, Liao Yingjie, Takeshi Fukuda, Makoto Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3647056?pdf=render