Rectification in Fullerene (C_{60})-Phthalocyanine Thin Film Sandwich Structures

• Authors: T. Anderson , L. Akselrod , C.M. Fischer , S. Roth
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Bilayer sandwich structures were fabricated by the sequential thermal evaporation of gold, copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), C_{60} and gold onto sap­phire substrates. When the current-voltage characteristics of a freshly made device are measured in an atmosphere of argon, fairly strong rectification is observed. When the bilayer device is exposed to ammonia vapor, the recti­fication slowly decreases and almost disappears. If the device is then placed under vacuum and the ammonia removed, the initial conditions slowly re­turn. We attribute the rectification to the formation of a p-n junction.

Keywords

EN

73.40.Ei; 73.61.Ph; 73.40.-c

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1995
• Volume: 87
• Issue: 4-5
• Pages: 877-880

Dates

published

1995-04

Contributors

author

T. Anderson

• Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

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L. Akselrod

• Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

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C.M. Fischer

• Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany

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S. Roth

• Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany