Fluorescence properties of some transition metal complexes of Schiff bases- A review

Abstract

Metal complexes with Schiff base ligands are promising materials for optical applications due to their ability to show enhanced photoluminiscent properties, the ease of synthesis that readily permits structural modifications for optimization of material properties.1–6 Motivated by the success of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium in vacuum deposited LED’S, metal complexes have attracted a lot of attention and offer attractive light emission properties.7–8 In view of the above, we review the photo physical properties of metal complexes and their fluorescence behavior in comparison to the ligands.