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Organic Light Emitting Devices

In collaboration with Professors H. Abruña and G. G. Malliaras we have investigated the optical and electrical properties of novel dendrimer-based organic light emitting devices, some of which are remarkably efficient.

The figure above shows one of our devices.
  • Samantha Glazier, Jason Barron, Paul L. Houston, and Héctor D. Abruña, "Photophysics of PAMAM-Based Dendrimers of Polypyridyl Complexes of Ruthenium." J. Phys. Chem. B106, 9993-10003 (2002). pdf format

  • Samantha Glazier, Jason Barron, Nelson Morales, Amy Marie Ruschak, Paul L. Houston, and Héctor D. Abruña, "Quenching Dynamics of the Photoluminescence of [Ru(bpy)3]+2 pendant PAMAM Dendrimers by Nitro Aromatics and Other Materials," Macromolecules 36, 1272-1278 (2003) pdf format

  • Stefan Bernhard, Jason A. Barron, Paul L. Houston, Héctor D. Abruña, Jennifer L. Ruglovksy, Xicun Gao, and George G. Malliaras, "Electroluminescence in Ruthenium(II) Complexes," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124, 13624-13628 (2002). pdf format

  • Jason A. Barron, Stefan Bernhard, Paul L. Houston, Héctor D. Abruña, Electroluminescence in Ruthenium(II) Dendrimers, J. Phys. Chem. A 107, 8130-8133 (2003). pdf format

  • Jason A. Barron, Samantha Glazier, Stefan Bernhard, Kazutake Takada, Paul L. Houston and Héctor D. Abruña, "Photophysics and Redox Behavior of Chiral Transition Metal Polymers," Inorganic Chemistry 42, 1448-1455 (2003). pdf format

  • K. W. Lee, J. D. Slinker, A. A. Gorodetsky, H. D. Abruña, P. L. Houston, and G. G. Malliaras, "Photophysical Properties of Tris(bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Thin Films and Devices," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 5, 2706 - 2709 (2003). pdf format

  • J. Slinker, D. Bernards, P. L. Houston, H. D. Abruña, S. Bernhard, and G. C. Malliaras, "Electroluminescence in Transition Metal Complexes," Chemical Communications 2003, 2392-2399. pdf format, Cover Illustration



This work was supported by

The Cornell Center for Materials Research, itself supported by the Materials Division of the NSF.


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Paul L. Houston plh2@cornell.edu
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