Self-assembled tubular nanostructures of tris(8-quinolinolato)gallium(iii)†
Abstract
We report for the first time the controllable growth of tubular nanostructures at the nanoscale of the broadly applied organic drug material, tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)gallium (Gaq3), by an extremely facile approach. The products show a relatively low turn-on field (8.5 V μm−1) and a very high maximum current density (2.3 mA cm−2). The length of the Gaq3 tubes and nanostructures can be readily manipulated and the adopted method is highly transferrable to other organic materials.