Photoluminescence, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Bis(8-Hydroxyquinoline) Zinc and Tris-(8-Hydroxyquinoline) Aluminum Organometallics and Their Films

Bis(8-hydroxyquinoline) zinc (ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document}) and tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document}) organometallics have been synthesized and incorporated into poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films for potential use in green-emitting OLED applications. The ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document} and AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document} organometallics were prepared using an acid–base co-precipitation technique. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction patterns were utilized to confirm the formation of ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document}, AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document}, and ZnQ2–AlQ3 compounds. UV–Vis spectroscopy analysis revealed that PMMA/ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{PMMA}/\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document}, PMMA/AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\mathrm{PMMA}/{\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document}, and PMMA/(ZnQ2–AlQ3) composite solutions exhibited two primary transition bands in the range of approximately 330 nm and 380 nm, corresponding to the π–π* and n–π* transition bands, respectively. The average electrical conductivity of the PMMA/ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{PMMA}/\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document} composite film was measured as 1.19 μS/cm, while the PMMA/AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\mathrm{PMMA}/{\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document} composite film displayed a conductivity of 1.56 μS/cm, indicating that the intra-ligand charge-transfer of electrons in AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document} was higher than that in Znq_2. Additionally, photoluminescence (PL) emission peaks for the PMMA/ZnQ2\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${\mathrm{PMMA}/\mathrm{ZnQ}}_{2}$$\end{document}, PMMA/AlQ3\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\mathrm{PMMA}/{\mathrm{AlQ}}_{3}$$\end{document}, and PMMA/(ZnQ2–AlQ3) composite solutions were observed at wavelengths of 522 nm, 505 nm, and 509 nm, respectively, confirming their potential suitability for use in green-emitting OLEDs.