Abstract
The photo-bleaching effects of selective ultraviolet and blue light illumination on the photoluminescence spectra of thermally evaporated tris(8-hydroxy-quinoline) aluminum (Alq<sub>3</sub>) thin films exposed in air were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy and advanced optical imaging techniques. The photoluminescence intensity time behavior observed in the Alq<sub>3</sub> films at different excitation powers allows to establish that Alq<sub>3</sub> molecules in their exciting state are involved in these complex phenomena. The photo-bleaching processes were exploited for direct laser patterning of the investigated Alq<sub>3</sub> thin films.
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