Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) thin films have been deposited by a recently developed plasma-based method named glow-discharge-induced sublimation (GDS). The deposition of CuPc films has also been obtained by vacuum evaporation (VE) and the comparison of the two methods shows important structural differences. FT-IR and ion beam analyses (RBS-ERDA) show that the GDS-deposited films mainly consist of integer CuPc molecules, but at increasing deposition time the incorporation of damaged molecules becomes important. X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy, and UV−vis analysis are used to study the microstructure of the CuPc films and point out that while the VE films consist of only α crystallites, a more disordered structure with the presence of both α and β polymorphs characterizes the GDS films. The latter films are also much more porous as shown by nitrogen physisorption measurements and SEM. Thermal treatments of the GDS films determine a decrease of the structural disorder at 250 °C and the complete transformation to the β polymorph at 290 °C.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2005 | |
Titolo: | Deposition of copper phthalocyanine films by glow discharge-induced sublimation for gas sensing applications | |
Autori: | Maggioni, G.; Quaranta, A.; Carturan, S.; Patelli, A.; Tonezzer, M.; Ceccato, R.; Della Mea, G. | |
Rivista: | SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY | |
Parole Chiave: | Gas sensing; Organic coating; Plasma; Surfaces, Coatings and Films; Condensed Matter Physics; Surfaces and Interfaces | |
Abstract: | Copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) thin films have been deposited by a recently developed plasma-based method named glow-discharge-induced sublimation (GDS). The deposition of CuPc films has also been obtained by vacuum evaporation (VE) and the comparison of the two methods shows important structural differences. FT-IR and ion beam analyses (RBS-ERDA) show that the GDS-deposited films mainly consist of integer CuPc molecules, but at increasing deposition time the incorporation of damaged molecules becomes important. X-ray diffraction, FT-IR spectroscopy, and UV−vis analysis are used to study the microstructure of the CuPc films and point out that while the VE films consist of only α crystallites, a more disordered structure with the presence of both α and β polymorphs characterizes the GDS films. The latter films are also much more porous as shown by nitrogen physisorption measurements and SEM. Thermal treatments of the GDS films determine a decrease of the structural disorder at 250 °C and the complete transformation to the β polymorph at 290 °C. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.02.052 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2341410 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |