title: Alq3 nanorods: promising building blocks for optical devices.
abstract: Monodisperse Alq3 nanorods with hexagonal-prism-like morphology are produced via a facile, emulsion based synthesis route. The photoluminescence of individual nanorods differs from the bulk material. These nanorods are promising building blocks for novel optical devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University Beijing, 100084 (PR China).
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Yadong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: building blocks; nanorods; optical devices; tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3)