Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.

The optical properties of pentacene (PEN) and perfluoropentacene (PFP) thin films on various SiO(2) substrates were studied using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. Structural characterization was performed using x-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy. A uniaxial model with the optic...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Hinderhofer, A, Heinemeyer, U, Gerlach, A, Kowarik, S, Jacobs, R, Sakamoto, Y, Suzuki, T, Schreiber, F
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2007
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author Hinderhofer, A
Heinemeyer, U
Gerlach, A
Kowarik, S
Jacobs, R
Sakamoto, Y
Suzuki, T
Schreiber, F
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Heinemeyer, U
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Sakamoto, Y
Suzuki, T
Schreiber, F
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description The optical properties of pentacene (PEN) and perfluoropentacene (PFP) thin films on various SiO(2) substrates were studied using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. Structural characterization was performed using x-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy. A uniaxial model with the optic axis normal to the sample surface was used to analyze the ellipsometry data. A strong optical anisotropy was observed, and enabled the direction of the transition dipole of the absorption bands to be determined. Furthermore, comparison of the optical constants of PEN and PFP thin films with the absorption spectra of the monomers in solution shows significant changes due to the crystalline environment. Relative to the monomer spectrum, the highest occupied molecular orbital to lowest unoccupied molecular orbital transition observed in PEN (PFP) thin film is reduced by 210 meV (280 meV). A second absorption band in the PFP thin film shows a slight blueshift (40 meV) compared to the spectrum of the monomer with its transition dipole perpendicular to that of the first absorption band.
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spelling oxford-uuid:a2313ee0-4f66-485f-b582-0b7e9874ad012022-03-27T02:18:29ZOptical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a2313ee0-4f66-485f-b582-0b7e9874ad01EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2007Hinderhofer, AHeinemeyer, UGerlach, AKowarik, SJacobs, RSakamoto, YSuzuki, TSchreiber, FThe optical properties of pentacene (PEN) and perfluoropentacene (PFP) thin films on various SiO(2) substrates were studied using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. Structural characterization was performed using x-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy. A uniaxial model with the optic axis normal to the sample surface was used to analyze the ellipsometry data. A strong optical anisotropy was observed, and enabled the direction of the transition dipole of the absorption bands to be determined. Furthermore, comparison of the optical constants of PEN and PFP thin films with the absorption spectra of the monomers in solution shows significant changes due to the crystalline environment. Relative to the monomer spectrum, the highest occupied molecular orbital to lowest unoccupied molecular orbital transition observed in PEN (PFP) thin film is reduced by 210 meV (280 meV). A second absorption band in the PFP thin film shows a slight blueshift (40 meV) compared to the spectrum of the monomer with its transition dipole perpendicular to that of the first absorption band.
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Heinemeyer, U
Gerlach, A
Kowarik, S
Jacobs, R
Sakamoto, Y
Suzuki, T
Schreiber, F
Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title_full Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title_fullStr Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title_full_unstemmed Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title_short Optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films.
title_sort optical properties of pentacene and perfluoropentacene thin films
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