The Effect of the Indium(III) Phthalocyanine Chloride Films on the Behavior of Flexible Devices of Flat and Disperse Heterojunction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Characterization of Semiconductors
2.2. Film Deposition and Characterization
2.3. Device Assembling and Characterization
2.4. Theoretical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Manufacture and Characterization of FHJ Structures
3.2. DFT Calculations and Characterization of BHJ structure
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Code | Type of Device | MSC | Structure | Function | Temperature mp (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D1 D2 D3 | FHJ FHJ FHJ | In(III)PcCl | Hole Transport Layer (HTL) Electronic Acceptor Electronic Donor | >300 | |
D1, D2 | FHJ | MEH-PPV | Electronic Donor | 190–200 | |
D1 | FHJ | CuPc | Electronic Acceptor | 350 | |
D1, D2 | FHJ | Bathocuproine | Electrons Transport Layer (ETL) | 279 | |
D2 | FHJ | Pentacene | Hole Transport Layer (HTL) | 372 | |
D3 | FHJ | TCNQ | Electronic Acceptor | 287 | |
D4 | BHJ | InPcCl + TCNQ | Active Layer | >280 |
Sample | Direct Tauc Bandgap (eV) | Indirect Tauc Bandgap (eV) | Direct Cody Bandgap (eV) | Indirect Cody Bandgap (eV) |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.34 |
S2 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.49 | 1.36 |
S3 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.14 |
Compound | HOMO (eV) | LUMO (eV) | DFT Bandgap (eV) | Direct Tauc Bandgap (eV) | Indirect Tauc Bandgap (eV) | Direct Cody Bandgap (eV) | Indirect Cody Bandgap (eV) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
InPcCl + TCNQ | 5.66 | 4.90 | 0.761 | 1.06 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.03 |
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Sánchez-Vergara, M.E.; Carrera-Téllez, R.; Smith-Ruiz, P.; Rios, C.; Salcedo, R. The Effect of the Indium(III) Phthalocyanine Chloride Films on the Behavior of Flexible Devices of Flat and Disperse Heterojunction. Coatings 2019, 9, 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9100673
Sánchez-Vergara ME, Carrera-Téllez R, Smith-Ruiz P, Rios C, Salcedo R. The Effect of the Indium(III) Phthalocyanine Chloride Films on the Behavior of Flexible Devices of Flat and Disperse Heterojunction. Coatings. 2019; 9(10):673. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9100673
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez-Vergara, María Elena, Raquel Carrera-Téllez, Paulina Smith-Ruiz, Citlalli Rios, and Roberto Salcedo. 2019. "The Effect of the Indium(III) Phthalocyanine Chloride Films on the Behavior of Flexible Devices of Flat and Disperse Heterojunction" Coatings 9, no. 10: 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9100673