NIR photoresponse in the mixed phthalocyanine films

• Authors: Geogrij Pakhomov , Evgenij Kuzin , Arkadij Murel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

Phthalocyanines; rare-earth; films; composites; spectra; photoconductivity; 72.80.Le; 78.40.Me

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 494-502

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2006

online

1 - 12 - 2006

Contributors

author

Geogrij Pakhomov

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

author

Evgenij Kuzin

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

author

Arkadij Murel

• Institute for Physics of Microstructures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-006-0027-9