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NIR photoresponse in the mixed phthalocyanine films

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Central European Journal of Physics

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The structure, optical and conducting properties of thin vacuum deposited films of erbium bisphthalocyanine (Pc2Er) and its mixtures with metal-free phthalocyanine (H2Pc) have been studied with particular reference to the near infrared (NIR). It has been found that, in spite of intense optical absorbance over the UV/Vis/NIR domain, pure Pc2Er films are weakly photoconductive. However, in the mixed Pc2Er/H2Pc films the photocurrent signal was detected in the NIR range of 1200–1500 nm, which is associated with optical activity of Pc2Er molecules.

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    Geogrij L. Pakhomov, Evgenij E. Kuzin & Arkadij V. Murel

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11534-006-0045-7.

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Pakhomov, G.L., Kuzin, E.E. & Murel, A.V. NIR photoresponse in the mixed phthalocyanine films. centr.eur.j.phys. 4, 494–502 (2006). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-006-0027-9

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