7 research outputs found
Effect of impurities on pentacene island nucleation
Pentacenequinone (PnQ) impurities have been introduced into a pentacene
source material in a controlled manner to quantify the relative effects of the
impurity content on grain boundary structure and thin film nucleation. Atomic
force microscopy (AFM) has been employed to directly characterize films grown
using 0.0-7.5% PnQ by weight in the source material. Analysis of the
distribution of capture zones areas of submonolayer islands as a function of
impurity content shows that for large PnQ content the critical nucleus size for
forming a Pn island is smaller than for low PnQ content. This result indicates
a favorable energy for formation of Pn-PnQ complexes, which in turn suggests
that the primary effect of PnQ on Pn mobility may arise from homogeneous
distribution of PnQ defects.Comment: 16 Pages, 5 figures, 1 Tabl
Effect of Impurities on Pentacene Thin Film Growth for Field-Effect Transistors
Pentacenequinone (PnQ) impurities have been introduced into a pentacene
source material at number densities from 0.001 to 0.474 to quantify the
relative effects of impurity content and grain boundary structure on transport
in pentacene thin-film transistors. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and
electrical measurements of top-contact pentacene thin-film transistors have
been employed to directly correlate initial structure and final film
structures, with the device mobility as a function of added impurity content.
The results reveal a factor four decrease in mobility without significant
changes in film morphology for source PnQ number fractions below ~0.008. For
these low concentrations, the impurity thus directly influences transport,
either as homogeneously distributed defects or by concentration at the
otherwise-unchanged grain boundaries. For larger impurity concentrations, the
continuing strong decrease in mobility is correlated with decreasing grain
size, indicating an impurity-induced increase in the nucleation of grains
during early stages of film growth.Comment: 18 pages, 4 Figures, 1 Tabl
Organitzacions de tetratiafulvalens a escala nanomètrica
El projecte de tesis se centra en la sÃntesi, caracterització i estudi de les propietats estructurals, elèctriques, magnètiques i òptiques de noves organitzacions moleculars en dos i tres dimensions basades en compostos derivats del tetratiafulvalè (TTF). El treball es divideix en dues estratègies:- Per una part, en la sÃnetsi d'isocianurs quirals que incorporen unitats de tetratiafulvalè per la sÃntesis de poli(isocianur)s helicoïdals quirals conductors.- I per l'altra, en la preparació de nous TTFs que poden formar agregats supramoleculars per auto-ensamblatge sobre grafit i altres superficies, i el seu estudi estructural mitjançant les técniques de microscopia d'escombrat per efecte túnel (STM, scanning tunneling microscopy) i microscopia de força atómica (AFM, atomic force microscopy). Aixà com l'estudi de les propietats elèctriques d'aquets agregats mitjançant les tècniques d'espectroscopia d'efecte túnel (STS, scanning tunneling spectroscopy) i cs-AFM (current sensing atomic force microscopy).Design, chemical synthesis, structural and electronic characterization, materials preparation, study of new organic molecular and supramolecular materials based on tetrathiafulvalene derivatives showing novel electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Two strategies were followed:- Synthesis of chiral tetrathiafulvalens derivatives funcionalized with an isocyanide group to prepare conducting enanthiomeric helical poly(isocyanides).- Preparation and electrical-structural characterization of TTF self-assembled monolayers on surfaces - graphite and gold - using ellipsometry, single reflection ATR infrared spectrocopy, contact angle, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)
Organitzacions de tetratiafulvalens a escala nanomètrica
Consultable des del TDXTÃtol obtingut de la portada digitalitzadaEl projecte de tesis se centra en la sÃntesi, caracterització i estudi de les propietats estructurals, elèctriques, magnètiques i òptiques de noves organitzacions moleculars en dos i tres dimensions basades en compostos derivats del tetratiafulvalè (TTF). El treball es divideix en dues estratègies: - Per una part, en la sÃnetsi d'isocianurs quirals que incorporen unitats de tetratiafulvalè per la sÃntesis de poli(isocianur)s helicoïdals quirals conductors. - I per l'altra, en la preparació de nous TTFs que poden formar agregats supramoleculars per auto-ensamblatge sobre grafit i altres superficies, i el seu estudi estructural mitjançant les técniques de microscopia d'escombrat per efecte túnel (STM, scanning tunneling microscopy) i microscopia de força atómica (AFM, atomic force microscopy). Aixà com l'estudi de les propietats elèctriques d'aquets agregats mitjançant les tècniques d'espectroscopia d'efecte túnel (STS, scanning tunneling spectroscopy) i cs-AFM (current sensing atomic force microscopy).Design, chemical synthesis, structural and electronic characterization, materials preparation, study of new organic molecular and supramolecular materials based on tetrathiafulvalene derivatives showing novel electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Two strategies were followed: - Synthesis of chiral tetrathiafulvalens derivatives funcionalized with an isocyanide group to prepare conducting enanthiomeric helical poly(isocyanides). - Preparation and electrical-structural characterization of TTF self-assembled monolayers on surfaces - graphite and gold - using ellipsometry, single reflection ATR infrared spectrocopy, contact angle, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM)