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Optical and electrical properties of nanostructured heterojunction (Au|PdPc|ClAlPc|Al) and using as O2 sensor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2011

M.E. Azim-Araghi ,
E. Karimi-Kerdabadi  and
M.J. Jafari
M.E. Azim-Araghi
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Division, Physics Department, Tarbiat Moallem University, 49 Mofateh Avenue, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
E. Karimi-Kerdabadi*
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Division, Physics Department, Tarbiat Moallem University, 49 Mofateh Avenue, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
M.J. Jafari
Affiliation:
Applied Physics Division, Physics Department, Tarbiat Moallem University, 49 Mofateh Avenue, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
*
aemail: Ebrahim_kk@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Nanostructure thin films and sandwich devices of palladium phthalocyanine (PdPc) and chloro-aluminum-phthalocyanine (ClAlPc) were prepared by thermal evaporation technique. Optical and struc- tural properties of nanostructure thin films were investigated by XRD, SEM and optical absorption. The SEM images demonstrated PdPc (40–60 nm) and ClAlPc (30–50 nm) nanostructures. XRD pat- terns showed that thin films are in α-phase at room temperature. Also, optical bandgap energy of thin films was calculated by optical absorption spectra. Heterojunction (Au|PdPc|ClAlPc|Al) and single layer (Au|PdPc|Al and Au|ClAlPc|Al) devices were fabricated. Electrical measurements demonstrated the semi-conducting and photo-conducting behavior of thin films. After that, devices were exposed to different concentrations of O2 at 300 K and 350 K and conductivity of thin films was increased on exposure to O2 . Heterojunction devices were more sensitive than other thin films and had better response and reversibility in comparison with single layer devices at 350 K. Finally, 10% O2 was mixed with different percentages of relative humidity and all results showed that the conductivity of thin films is reduced on exposure to O2 mixed to humidity.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , September 2011 , 30203
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© EDP Sciences, 2011

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