Laser evaporation and the production of pentacene films

The formation of high-quality thin films of pentacene is important in electronic applications. We show here that laser ablation, a technique widely used to deposit a variety of inorganic materials, can also be employed for forming thin oligomeric films. Pentacene films produced by the evaporation of...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2003-11, Vol.94 (9), p.6181-6184
Main Authors: Blanchet, Graciela B., Fincher, C. R., Malajovich, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The formation of high-quality thin films of pentacene is important in electronic applications. We show here that laser ablation, a technique widely used to deposit a variety of inorganic materials, can also be employed for forming thin oligomeric films. Pentacene films produced by the evaporation of a solid target with a pulsed ultraviolet laser are comparable to those produced via thermal evaporation. The composition of the ablation plume suggests that deposition proceeds by way of a laser-induced evaporation followed by condensation on a nearby surface. Laser deposited films are single-phase material with interlamella spacing characteristic of thin-film structures. The optical properties, field effect mobilities, and surface morphology of laser deposited pentacene films as compared to those produced via thermal evaporation are discussed.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.1601681