Highly aligned α-type copper phthalocyanine formed on rubbed polyimide alignment layer

被引:17
作者
Manaka, T [1 ]
Taguchi, K [1 ]
Ishikawa, K [1 ]
Takezoe, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Organ & Polymer Mat, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1528552, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 2000年 / 39卷 / 08期
关键词
phthalocyanine; alignment; vacuum deposition; polyimide; rubbing;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.39.4910
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We have fabricated oriented copper-phthalocyanine (CuPc) films by vacuum deposition on rubbed polyimide (PI) alignment layers. It was found that the b-axis of alpha-type CuPc microcrystals changes its direction depending on the thickness of PI layers, namely, the b-axis is perpendicular to the rubbing direction on a thin rubbed PI layer but is almost perfectly aligned to the rubbing direction on a thick rubbed PI layer. The oriented structure on a thick PI layer was confirmed by a high dichroic ratio of about 4, which is expected in the optical absorption of cr-type CuPc, and by highly oriented needle-shaped microcrystals observed by atomic force microscopy.
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页码:4910 / 4911
页数:2
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