<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-copper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine (CuPcOC8) thin films deposited at room temperature have exhibited a change in their surface morphology with the post deposition annealing temperature under normal atmosphere.These films have been characterised by optical absorption also. SEM images have shown densely packed nano particles and nano-rod like structures on the substrates annealed at different temperatures. The optical transition was found to be direct allowed and the direct energy gap changed with the annealing temperature. The results of optical and surface morphological studies on CuPcOC8 have been discussed.</p></abstract>

2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-copper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine (CuPcOC8) thin films deposited at room temperature have exhibited a change in their surface morphology with the post deposition annealing temperature under normal atmosphere.These films have been characterised by optical absorption also. SEM images have shown densely packed nano particles and nano-rod like structures on the substrates annealed at different temperatures. The optical transition was found to be direct allowed and the direct energy gap changed with the annealing temperature. The results of optical and surface morphological studies on CuPcOC8 have been discussed.

Optical and surface morphological studies on CuPcOC8 thin films prepared by physical vapour deposition

School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarshini Hills P.O, Kottayam, 686560, Kerala, India

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2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-copper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine (CuPcOC8) thin films deposited at room temperature have exhibited a change in their surface...

Optical and surface morphological studies on CuPcOC8 thin films prepared by physical vapour deposition

Published Online: Aug 29, 2013

Page range: 391 - 396

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0117-5

Keywords
copper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine, absorption spectra, annealing temperature, optical band gap, Davydov splitting, surface morphology

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Optical and surface morphological studies on CuPcOC8 thin films prepared by physical vapour deposition

Published Online: Aug 29, 2013

Page range: 391 - 396

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-013-0117-5

Keywordscopper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine, absorption spectra, annealing temperature, optical band gap, Davydov splitting, surface morphology

© 2013 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
copper octakis (octyloxy) phthalocyanine, absorption spectra, annealing temperature, optical band gap, Davydov splitting, surface morphology