1. Nanostructural, optical and electrical properties of vacuum evaporated films of an azo-calix[4]arene derivative
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I. Bonnamour-Dumazet, Joel Davenas, H. Ben Ouada, Cherif Dridi, R. Ben Chaabane, Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Interfaces [Monastir] (LPCI), Faculté des Sciences de Monastir (FSM), Université de Monastir - University of Monastir (UM)-Université de Monastir - University of Monastir (UM), Institut Supérieur des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie de Sousse (ISSATS), Université de Sousse, Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères - Laboratoire des Matériaux Polymères et des Biomatériaux (IMP-LMPB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Jean Monnet [Saint-Étienne] (UJM)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Institut de Chimie et Biochimie Moléculaires et Supramoléculaires (ICBMS), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Lesur, Hélène
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010302 applied physics ,[CHIM.POLY] Chemical Sciences/Polymers ,Electron mobility ,Photoluminescence ,Materials science ,Absorption spectroscopy ,Analytical chemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,Dielectric ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,7. Clean energy ,01 natural sciences ,Space charge ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Vacuum evaporation ,Dielectric spectroscopy ,[CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers ,0103 physical sciences ,Thin film ,0210 nano-technology ,Instrumentation - Abstract
International audience; The nanomorphology, optical and electrical properties of vacuum-deposited azo-calix[4]arene thin films have been investigated. The nanostructured films exhibit absorption spectra with a resolved electronic structure in the UV-vis and a blue photoluminescence emission at about 430 nm independent of the excitation wavelength. The current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of ITO/azo-calix[4]arene/Au devices have been studied. The I-V dependence follows a power law, I ∝ Vm, which is typical of a space-charge-limited current. Moreover, from the I-V measurements, we have estimated the effective hole mobility of not, vert, similar7.5 × 10−6 cm2/V s in the vacuum-deposited azo-calix[4]arene thin films. Using impedance spectroscopy over a broad frequency range, i.e. 100 Hz to 10 MHz, it is found that the ac behavior of an ITO/azo-calix[4]arene/Au device shows several features, described by the simple RC circuit representing an undepleted bulk region. Values of the electrical circuit parameters deduced from fitting experimental data to the model have given a dielectric relaxation time in the millisecond range.
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- 2009