Organic semiconductor rubrene thin films deposited by pulsed laser evaporation of solidified solutions

N. Majewska; M. Gazda; R. Jendrzejewski; S. Majumdar; M. Sawczak; G. Śliwiński

doi:10.1117/12.2276250

22 August 2017 Organic semiconductor rubrene thin films deposited by pulsed laser evaporation of solidified solutions

N. Majewska, M. Gazda, R. Jendrzejewski, S. Majumdar, M. Sawczak, G. Śliwiński

Proceedings Volume 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics; 104532H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276250
Event: Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2017, Faro, Portugal

Abstract

Organic semiconductor rubrene (C₄₂H₂₈) belongs to most preferred spintronic materials because of the high charge carrier mobility up to 40 cm²(V·s)^-1. However, the fabrication of a defect-free, polycrystalline rubrene for spintronic applications represents a difficult task. We report preparation and properties of rubrene thin films deposited by pulsed laser evaporation of solidified solutions. Samples of rubrene dissolved in aromatic solvents toluene, xylene, dichloromethane and 1,1-dichloroethane (0.23-1% wt) were cooled to temperatures in the range of 16.5-163 K and served as targets. The target ablation was provided by a pulsed 1064 nm or 266 nm laser. For films of thickness up to 100 nm deposited on Si, glass and ITO glass substrates, the Raman and AFM data show presence of the mixed crystalline and amorphous rubrene phases. Agglomerates of rubrene crystals are revealed by SEM observation too, and presence of oxide/peroxide (C₄₂H₂₈O₂) in the films is concluded from matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight spectroscopic analysis.

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N. Majewska, M. Gazda, R. Jendrzejewski, S. Majumdar, M. Sawczak, and G. Śliwiński "Organic semiconductor rubrene thin films deposited by pulsed laser evaporation of solidified solutions", Proc. SPIE 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 104532H (22 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276250

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