Sonochemical fabrication of 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum (Alq3) nanoflowers with high electrogenerated chemiluminescence

Chang-Jie Mao; Dan-Chen Wang; Hong-Cheng Pan; Jun-Jie Zhu

doi:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.06.005

Sonochemical fabrication of 8-hydroxyquinoline aluminum (Alq3) nanoflowers with high electrogenerated chemiluminescence

Ultrason Sonochem. 2011 Mar;18(2):473-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.06.005. Epub 2010 Jun 30.

Authors

Chang-Jie Mao¹, Dan-Chen Wang, Hong-Cheng Pan, Jun-Jie Zhu

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science (MOE), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China.

PMID: 20805037
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2010.06.005

Abstract

Well-defined Alq(3) nanoflowers were fabricated via a facile and fast sonochemical route. X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to characterize the structure and shape of the as-prepared product. The results showed that the resulting Alq(3) was composed of nanobelts with thickness about 50 nm, average widths of 200 nm, and length up to 10 μm. The Alq(3) nanoflowers exhibited good electrogenerated chemiluminescence behavior.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Electrochemistry
Luminescence*
Luminescent Measurements
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Ultrasonics*

Substances

Organometallic Compounds
tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum