Preparation of 8-hydroxyquinoline wires by decomposition of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium

Man Kin Fung, Alan Man Ching Ng, Aleksandra B. Djurišić, Wai Kin Chan, Hai Wang

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Abstract

We fabricated 8-hydroxyquinoline (HQ) wires by two methods, decomposition of tris(HQ) aluminium at low pressure in a tube furnace and heating of HQ powder at atmospheric pressure. Fabricated wires were crystalline, and exhibited the same optical properties (absorption and photoluminescence) as HQ powder. While the properties of wires prepared by two different methods were the same, it should be noted that synthesis by decomposition of tris(HQ) aluminium required elimination of mechanical vibration of the growth tube. Implications of decomposition of tris(HQ) aluminium during organic vapour phase deposition growth on organic optoelectronic device performance are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)578-585
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Experimental Nanoscience
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • optical properties
  • organic 1D structures
  • vapour deposition

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