Organic Materials Degradation in Solid State Lighting Applications PhD Thesis Maryam Yazdan Mehr This research was performed in the department of EWI faculty of Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands This research was carried out under project number M71.9.10380 in the framework of the Research Program of the Materials innovation institute M2i (www.m2i.nl). The authors would like to thank M2i for funding this project Organic Materials Degradation in Solid State Lighting Applications Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Technische Universiteit Delft, op gezag van de Rector Magnificus voorzitter van het College voor Promoties, in het openbaar te verdedigen op Maandag 23 November 2015 om 12:30 o’clock door Maryam Yazdan Mehr Master of Science in Materials Engineering Delft Universiy, Delft, Netherlands geboren te Esfahan, Iran Dit proefschrift is goedgekeurd door de promotor: Prof. dr.ir. G. Q. Zhang Copromotor : Dr. ir. W.D. van Driel Samenstelling promotiecommissie: Rector Magnificus Voorzitter Prof. dr. ir. G.Q. Zhang Technische Universiteit Delft, promotor Dr. ir. W.D. van Driel Technische Universiteit Delft, copromotor Prof. dr.ir. K. M.B Jansen Technische Universiteit Delft Onafhankelijke leden: Prof. dr. R. Lee Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology Prof. P. Feng Tsinghua University, China Prof. dr.ir. S.J. Picken Technische Universiteit Delft Prof. dr. P.M. Sarro Technische Universiteit Delft Prof.ir. C.I.M. Beenakker Technische Universiteit Delft, Reservelid ISBN 978-94-91909-27-6 Copyright 2015 by M. Yazdan Mehr
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