Berlin 2012 – scientific programme

Parts | Days | Selection | Search | Updates | Downloads | Help

HL: Fachverband Halbleiterphysik

HL 41: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: Simulations and Optics II (jointly with DS, CPP, O)

HL 41.3: Talk

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 12:00–12:15, H 2032

Surface Modification Effect on Optical Anisotropy and Molecular Orientation of CuPc Thin Films — •L. Ding, M. Friedrich, O. Gordan, and D. R. T. Zahn — Semiconductor Physics, Chemnitz University of Technology, D-09107 Chemnitz, Germany

Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), as an organic semiconductor, attracts much attention currently due to its potential application in organic electronic and photovoltaic devices. Molecular orientation plays a significant role to improve the device performance. In situ spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and reflection anisotropy spectroscopy (RAS) are employed simultaneously to investigate the out-of-plane and in-plane anisotropy as well as molecular orientation of CuPc thin films, respectively.

Chemically prepared octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) monolayer with upright standing molecules shows a significant influence on the out-of-plane anisotropy with an average out-of-plane tilt angle of 69.3° +/- 4.1° but little impact on the in-plane anisotropy. Nearly flat lying CuPc molecules are observed on thermally evaporated Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic-3,4,9,10-dianhydride (PTCDA) layers thicker than 3.4 nm, giving an average tilt angle of 19.7° +/- 8.0° due to the flat lying PTCDA molecules on Si. Meanwhile, the in-plane anisotropy of CuPc is much lower than that without PTCDA. The influence of the PTCDA layer thickness on molecular orientation can be explained by the island growth mode of PTCDA.