Tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminium/zirconium phosphate: a novel hybrid assembly with strong luminescence and prolonged lifetime.

A novel hybrid assembly of tris-(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminium intercalated into modified α-zirconium phosphate in aqueous media was fabricated successfully, resulting in the dramatically enhanced greenish-blue-light emission and prolonged excited-state lifetime. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011