Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films

Thin films of Zinc Octakis Octyloxy Phthalocyanine (ZnPcOC8) are prepared at a base pressure of 10 – 5 Torr using Hind Hi-Vac-12A4 thermal evaporation plant. The films are deposited onto precleaned glass substrates kept at room temperature. Absorption spectra of the films are recorded using the Shim...

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Main Authors: Vinu T. Vadakel, C.S. Menon
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Language:English
Published: Sumy State University 2012-12-01
Series:Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
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Online Access:http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2012/4/articles/jnep_2012_V4_04005.pdf
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description Thin films of Zinc Octakis Octyloxy Phthalocyanine (ZnPcOC8) are prepared at a base pressure of 10 – 5 Torr using Hind Hi-Vac-12A4 thermal evaporation plant. The films are deposited onto precleaned glass substrates kept at room temperature. Absorption spectra of the films are recorded using the Shimadzu 160A UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The effect of post deposition annealing on the optical constants are studied. The nature of optical transition is found to be direct type. The optical band gap energy of the annealed samples remains almost the same. The invariance of the optical band gap shows the thermal stability of the material for optical applications. The X-ray diffraction analysis of vacuum evaporated films reveals that the crystallinity increases with increase in annealing temperature. The variation of the surface morphology with annealing is also studied using Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM).
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spelling doaj-art-319e67d81d4f40899bfddf0d2f10b8082025-08-20T03:18:39ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722012-12-0144040051Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin FilmsVinu T. VadakelC.S. MenonThin films of Zinc Octakis Octyloxy Phthalocyanine (ZnPcOC8) are prepared at a base pressure of 10 – 5 Torr using Hind Hi-Vac-12A4 thermal evaporation plant. The films are deposited onto precleaned glass substrates kept at room temperature. Absorption spectra of the films are recorded using the Shimadzu 160A UV-Visible spectrophotometer. The effect of post deposition annealing on the optical constants are studied. The nature of optical transition is found to be direct type. The optical band gap energy of the annealed samples remains almost the same. The invariance of the optical band gap shows the thermal stability of the material for optical applications. The X-ray diffraction analysis of vacuum evaporated films reveals that the crystallinity increases with increase in annealing temperature. The variation of the surface morphology with annealing is also studied using Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM).http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2012/4/articles/jnep_2012_V4_04005.pdfZinc octakis octyloxy phthalocyanineBand gap energyOptical parametersXRDSE
spellingShingle Vinu T. Vadakel
C.S. Menon
Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
Zinc octakis octyloxy phthalocyanine
Band gap energy
Optical parameters
XRD
SE
title Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
title_full Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
title_fullStr Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
title_short Preparation and Characterization of Thermally Evaporated Octa Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanine Thin Films
title_sort preparation and characterization of thermally evaporated octa substituted zinc phthalocyanine thin films
topic Zinc octakis octyloxy phthalocyanine
Band gap energy
Optical parameters
XRD
SE
url http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2012/4/articles/jnep_2012_V4_04005.pdf
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