Homoepitaxial growth of 9,10-diphenylanthracene
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Organic single crystals are often shown to have significantly improved optoelectronic properties over polycrystalline thin films such as exciton diffusivity and carrier mobility. There is growing interest in incorporating such crystals in organic electronics despite a number of challenges. In this work, the homoepitaxial vapor phase growth modes for 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) homoepitaxy are mapped as a function of growth rate and temperature using in situ ultra-low current reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Vapor phase deposition was performed on free-standing single crystal DPA substrates, which show clear Kikuchi patterns. At room temperature, a transition from Frank-Van der Merwe layer-by-layer growth to step-flow growth is observed as the deposition rate is decreased, while at lower temperatures a Stranski-Krastanov layer-plus-island growth is observed. This is the first demonstration of true step-flow growth from room temperature vapor phase deposition for organic semiconductors and is reminiscent of traditional semiconductor growth regimes. Accordingly, these results could lead to improved control over growth and doping of organic single crystals, and lead to enhanced single crystal organic optoelectronic applications.
- Research Organization:
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010472
- OSTI ID:
- 1802115
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1635142
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 546; ISSN 0022-0248
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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