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Optical properties of zinc phthalocyanine thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

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ZnPc thin films were prepared by pulsed laser deposition (KrF laser, λ = 248 nm, τ = 5 ns, f = 50 Hz) on suprasil substrates in vacuum. Optical properties in UV–Vis spectral region were analyzed as functions of laser fluence from 40 to 100 mJ/cm2 by spectrophotometric and spectral ellipsometry measurements. The spectral ellipsometry data were treated using a three-layer model (substrate, film, roughness). The best results of data fitting were obtained when Q band was characterized by two Lorentz oscillators, while two Gaussian oscillators were used for B and C band fitting. We derived the band gap using Tauc plot considering ZnPc a direct band gap semiconductor. The band gap values were found decreasing from 3.13 to 3.09 eV with increasing laser fluence, which might be related with formation of trapping sites at higher fluence.

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This work was supported by Czech Science Foundation (Project P108/11/1298) and Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Project M100101271).

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  1. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, 182 21, Prague, Czech Republic

    M. Novotny, J. Bulir & J. Lancok

  2. Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, 69622, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

    A. Bensalah-Ledoux, S. Guy & B. Moine

  3. Institute of Chemical Technology, Technicka 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    P. Fitl & M. Vrnata

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Novotny, M., Bulir, J., Bensalah-Ledoux, A. et al. Optical properties of zinc phthalocyanine thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition. Appl. Phys. A 117, 377–381 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8474-4

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