{"id":{"repo_id":"unlv","oai_identifier":"oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2241"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/unlv/oai:oasis.library.unlv.edu:rtds-2241","repository":{"repo_id":"unlv","name":"University of Nevada - Las Vegas","base_url":"https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/do/oai/"},"display":{"title":"Comparative study of zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates: Investigation of the effect of coordination geometry on electroluminescence performance","abstract":"Metal (8-quinolinolato) (Mqn) chelates have proven to be viable for use in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), both as the active emitter layer and as the electron-transporting host in dye-doped OLEDs. Whether serving as the emitter layer or host material the energy level-alignment affecting charge injection efficiency and charge mobility properties are of equal importance. Substitution of the 8-quinolinolato ligand or substitution of different metal ions has been shown to shift absorption and emission energies, which can modify the relative energy level alignments of the HOMO and LUMO levels at charge injection interfaces in an OLED. Furthermore, substitution of metal ions of different oxidation states will result in differing coordination geometries of the resulting metal chelates. For Alq3, the electron transport properties and the good thermal stability of vapor-deposited films have been attributed to its octahedral geometry. In this work, we present a comparative study of the photophysical (absorption and emission) properties and thermal stability properties of methylated zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates. Results are related to aluminum tris-quinolates and implications on electroluminescence performance will be discussed.","abstract_html":"Metal (8-quinolinolato) (Mqn) chelates have proven to be viable for use in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), both as the active emitter layer and as the electron-transporting host in dye-doped OLEDs. Whether serving as the emitter layer or host material the energy level-alignment affecting charge injection efficiency and charge mobility properties are of equal importance. Substitution of the 8-quinolinolato ligand or substitution of different metal ions has been shown to shift absorption and emission energies, which can modify the relative energy level alignments of the HOMO and LUMO levels at charge injection interfaces in an OLED. Furthermore, substitution of metal ions of different oxidation states will result in differing coordination geometries of the resulting metal chelates. For Alq3, the electron transport properties and the good thermal stability of vapor-deposited films have been attributed to its octahedral geometry. In this work, we present a comparative study of the photophysical (absorption and emission) properties and thermal stability properties of methylated zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates. Results are related to aluminum tris-quinolates and implications on electroluminescence performance will be discussed.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Endrino, Flocerfida Lalo"],"institution":"University of Nevada, Las Vegas","degree_name":"Master of Science (MS)","degree_level":"Thesis","degree_discipline":"Chemistry","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Linda S. Sapochak"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2000,"date_issued":"2000-01-01T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2000-01-01T08:00:00Z","updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:25:18Z","subjects":[],"languages":["English"],"rights":["IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1242"],"render_values":[{"text":"https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1242","href":"https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1242","code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.25669/gzon-8670","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Linda S. Sapochak"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Endrino, Flocerfida Lalo"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["University of Nevada, Las Vegas"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Chemistry"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science (MS)"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["English"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["10.25669/gzon-8670","https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1242","https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/context/rtds/article/2241/viewcontent/uc.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Metal (8-quinolinolato) (Mqn) chelates have proven to be viable for use in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), both as the active emitter layer and as the electron-transporting host in dye-doped OLEDs. Whether serving as the emitter layer or host material the energy level-alignment affecting charge injection efficiency and charge mobility properties are of equal importance. Substitution of the 8-quinolinolato ligand or substitution of different metal ions has been shown to shift absorption and emission energies, which can modify the relative energy level alignments of the HOMO and LUMO levels at charge injection interfaces in an OLED. Furthermore, substitution of metal ions of different oxidation states will result in differing coordination geometries of the resulting metal chelates. For Alq3, the electron transport properties and the good thermal stability of vapor-deposited films have been attributed to its octahedral geometry. In this work, we present a comparative study of the photophysical (absorption and emission) properties and thermal stability properties of methylated zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates. Results are related to aluminum tris-quinolates and implications on electroluminescence performance will be discussed."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Comparative study of zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates: Investigation of the effect of coordination geometry on electroluminescence performance"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Linda S. Sapochak"],"dc:creator":["Endrino, Flocerfida Lalo"],"dc:description.abstract":["Metal (8-quinolinolato) (Mqn) chelates have proven to be viable for use in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), both as the active emitter layer and as the electron-transporting host in dye-doped OLEDs. Whether serving as the emitter layer or host material the energy level-alignment affecting charge injection efficiency and charge mobility properties are of equal importance. Substitution of the 8-quinolinolato ligand or substitution of different metal ions has been shown to shift absorption and emission energies, which can modify the relative energy level alignments of the HOMO and LUMO levels at charge injection interfaces in an OLED. Furthermore, substitution of metal ions of different oxidation states will result in differing coordination geometries of the resulting metal chelates. For Alq3, the electron transport properties and the good thermal stability of vapor-deposited films have been attributed to its octahedral geometry. In this work, we present a comparative study of the photophysical (absorption and emission) properties and thermal stability properties of methylated zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates. Results are related to aluminum tris-quinolates and implications on electroluminescence performance will be discussed."],"dc:format":["pdf"],"dc:identifier":["10.25669/gzon-8670","https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/rtds/1242","https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/context/rtds/article/2241/viewcontent/uc.pdf"],"dc:language":["English"],"dc:publisher":["University of Nevada, Las Vegas"],"dc:rights":["IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dc:title":["Comparative study of zinc bis-quinolates and lithium mono-quinolates: Investigation of the effect of coordination geometry on electroluminescence performance"],"dc:type":["Text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Chemistry"],"thesis:degree_level":["Thesis"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Science (MS)"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T05:25:18Z"}