Electronic Structure of C60/Phthalocyanine/ITO Interfaces Studied using Soft X-ray Spectroscopies
The interface electronic structure of a bilayer heterojunction of C{sub 60} and three different phthalocyanines grown on indium tin oxide (ITO) has been studied using synchrotron radiation-excited photoelectron spectroscopy. The energy difference between the highest occupied molecular orbital level of the phthalocyanine (donor) layer and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital level of the C{sub 60} (acceptor) layer (E{sub HOMO}{sup D} - E{sub LUMO}{sup A}) was determined. The E{sub HOMO}{sup D} - E{sub LUMO}{sup A} of a heterojunction with boron subphthalocyanine chloride (SubPc) was found to be much larger than those of copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and chloro-aluminum phthalocyanine (ClAlPc). This observation is discussed in terms of the difference of the ionization energy of each donor material. Additionally, we have studied the molecular orientation of the phthalocyanine films on ITO using angle-dependent X-ray absorption spectroscopy. We found that the SubPc films showed significant disorder compared to the CuPc and ClAlPc films and also found that E{sub HOMO}{sup D} - E{sub LUMO}{sup A} varied with the orientation of the ClAlPc molecules relative to the ITO substrate. This orientation could be controlled by varying the ClAlPc deposition rate.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - OFFICE OF SCIENCE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1020146
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-95996-2011-JA; TRN: US201116%%127
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 114, Issue 4; ISSN 1932-7447
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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