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Atomic force microscopy resolves a long-standing controversy in organic electronics by revealing the operating mechanism of light-emitting electrochemical cells.

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Figure 1: The two models proposed for LEEC operation, with associated spatial distribution of the electric field shown underneath.

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Figure 2: The distribution of the electric field in a planar light-emitting electrochemical cell after at least one hour under an applied bias of 5 V, determined using FSEFM3.

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