Synthesis and photophysical properties of aluminium tris-(4-morpholine-8-hydroxyquinoline)

Aluminium tris(4-morpholinyl-8-hydroxyquinoline) has been synthesized and characterized. The photoluminescence measurements showed that the new derivative is blue shifted and has relative photoluminescence quantum yield two times higher compared to the pristine Al tris(8-hydroxyquinoline). Deferential scanning colorimetric studies revealed that the newly synthesized Alq(3) derivative in this work is amorphous material with the highest transition glass temperature value among the reported amorphous Alq(3) derivatives.