Bond cutting in K-doped tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium
A series of Al 2p, K 2p, O 1s and N 1s core-level spectra have been used to characterize the interaction between potassium (K) and tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq(3)) molecules in the K-doped Alq(3) layer. All core-level spectra were tuned to be very surface sensitive in selecting various ph...
Publié dans: | Journal of synchrotron radiation. - 1994. - 15(2008), Pt 5 vom: 21. Sept., Seite 519-24 |
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Autres auteurs: | , |
Format: | Article en ligne |
Langue: | English |
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Accès à la collection: | Journal of synchrotron radiation |
Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Résumé: | A series of Al 2p, K 2p, O 1s and N 1s core-level spectra have been used to characterize the interaction between potassium (K) and tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq(3)) molecules in the K-doped Alq(3) layer. All core-level spectra were tuned to be very surface sensitive in selecting various photon energies provided by the wide-range beamline at the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan. A critical K concentration (x = 2.4) exists in the K-doped Alq(3) layer, below which the K-doped atoms generate a strained environment near the O and N atoms within 8-quinolinoline ligands. This creates new O 1s and N 1s components on the lower binding-energy side. Above the critical K coverage, the K-doped atoms attach the O atoms in the Al-O-C bonds next to the phenoxide ring and replace Al-O-C bonds by forming K-O-C bonds. An Alq(3) molecule is disassembled into Alq(2) and Kq by bond cutting and bond formation. The Alq(2) molecule can be further dissociated into Alq, or even Al, through subsequent formations of Kq |
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Description: | Date Completed 09.10.2008 Date Revised 27.08.2008 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 0909-0495 |
DOI: | 10.1107/S0909049508020013 |