Theoretical investigation of a blue hydroxyquinaldine-based aluminum(III) complex

Kin-Yiu WONG; C. F. Lo; W. Y. Sham; H. H. Fong; Shu Kong SO; Louis M L LEUNG

doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2003.12.030

Theoretical investigation of a blue hydroxyquinaldine-based aluminum(III) complex

Kin-Yiu WONG, C. F. Lo^*, W. Y. Sham, H. H. Fong, Shu Kong SO, Louis M L LEUNG

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The absorption and light-emitting properties of a blue aluminum complex are investigated theoretically. The complex is bis(8-hydroxyquinolinolato) aluminum hydroxide [Al(Mq)₂OH] and emits at about 485 nm. Very bright organic light-emitting diodes can be fabricated from Al(Mq) ₂OH with a maximum luminance of about 14000 cd/m². The geometry, bonding, and frontier orbitals are examined in details by self-consistent Hartree-Fock method and by density functional theory. Computational results indicate that the peak emission is mainly determined by the 2-methyl-8-quinolinol group and is independent of the hydroxide group. The computed absorption and emission gaps are in good agreement with experimentally determined values.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194-198
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physics Letters A
Volume	321
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2003.12.030
Publication status	Published - 2 Feb 2004

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