Vacuum Deposited Erbium-Doped NIR Luminescent Organic Thin Films For 1.5 μm Optical Amplification Applications

2011 ◽  
Vol 1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Divay ◽  
Christophe Galindo ◽  
Evelyne Chastaing ◽  
Renato Bisaro ◽  
Frédéric Wyczisk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Organic Thin Films ◽  
Organic Polymer ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Vacuum Sublimation ◽  
Optical Amplification ◽  
Erbium Doped ◽  
Doped Glasses

AbstractInorganic erbium-doped glasses are widely used in telecommunications due to the sharp intra-atomic 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition in the 4f orbital of erbium resulting in an emission at ∼ 1.5 μm, which is the low loss window of silica optical fibres. The limited erbium concentration of about 1020 ions.cm−3 in inorganic erbium-doped glasses and the low absorption coefficient of the Er3+ ions, imply that relatively long lengths of fibre are required. The organic erbium complexes present higher absorption cross sections due to the photosensitization of erbium by organic conjugated ligands and broader emission bands than those of the free Er3+ ion. Such properties open the possibility to develop compact, low power and broadband infrared emitting devices. We present the study of a highly doped organic thin film obtained from organic erbium complexes deposited by a vacuum sublimation technique. This deposition method allows the realization of an erbium-doped thin film without the help of an organic polymer matrix, which is a potential source of vibrationnal luminescence quenching. The ligands used in the present study are fluorinated in order to limit the vibrationnal quenching of the ligand itself, and to increase the volatility of the complexes. In this paper, we report the synthesis, the sublimation process and the characterization of the thin films.

Enhanced 1.5 μm luminescence lifetime of vacuum deposited erbium-doped organic thin films for optical amplification applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 1471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christophe Galindo ◽  
Laurent Divay ◽  
Françoise Soyer ◽  
Evelyne Chastaing ◽  
Renato Bisaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Luminescence Lifetime ◽  
Organic Polymer ◽  
Vacuum Sublimation ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Optical Amplification ◽  
Erbium Doped ◽  
Doped Glasses

ABSTRACTInorganic erbium-doped glasses are widely used in telecommunications due to the sharp intra-atomic 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition in the 4f orbital of erbium resulting in an emission at ∼ 1.5 μm, which is the low loss window of silica optical fibres. The limited erbium concentration of about 1020 ions/cm3 in inorganic erbium-doped glasses and the low absorption coefficient of the Er3+ ions, imply that relatively long lengths of fibre are required. Organic erbium complexes present higher absorption cross sections due to the photosensitization of erbium by the organic conjugated ligands and broader emission bands than those of the free Er3+ ions. Such properties open the possibility to develop compact, low power and broadband infrared emitting devices. We present the study of an organic fluorinated erbium complex exhibiting 1.5 μm luminescence lifetime of several hundreds of microseconds measured on thin film. The organic complex has been deposited by vacuum sublimation technique. This deposition method allows the realization of an erbium-doped thin film without the help of an organic polymer matrix, which is a potential source of vibrationnal luminescence quenching. We report the synthesis, the sublimation process, and the characterization of the thin films. The chemical structure of the complex is assessed by FTIR, NMR and MALDI-TOF. Chemical integrity of the thin film after vacuum deposition is determined by FTIR. The morphology of the thin film is characterized by X-ray diffraction experiments. The optical properties of the thin film are determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry, UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy and time resolved NIR photoluminescence spectroscopy.

High Resolution Organic Thin Film Mapping for Process Control

1992 ◽  
Vol 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Denenberg ◽  
Austin R. Blew
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Process Control ◽  
Eddy Current ◽  
Maximum Yield ◽  
Organic Thin Films ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Contour Maps ◽  
Surface Profiles

ABSTRACT; This paper describes the use of advanced circuitry nondestructive eddy current techniques to map organic Thin Films. Surface profiles, contour maps and diameter scans are obtained from the process wafers tested providing the necessary information to control the processes for maximum yield.

scholarly journals Pair distribution functions of amorphous organic thin films from synchrotron X-ray scattering in transmission mode

IUCrJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyang Shi ◽  
Rattavut Teerakapibal ◽  
Lian Yu ◽  
Geoff G. Z. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Amorphous State ◽  
Organic Thin Films ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Transmission Mode ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Total Scattering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wide Range

Using high-brilliance high-energy synchrotron X-ray radiation, for the first time the total scattering of a thin organic glass film deposited on a strongly scattering inorganic substrate has been measured in transmission mode. The organic thin film was composed of the weakly scattering pharmaceutical substance indomethacin in the amorphous state. The film was 130 µm thick atop a borosilicate glass substrate of equal thickness. The atomic pair distribution function derived from the thin-film measurement is in excellent agreement with that from bulk measurements. This ability to measure the total scattering of amorphous organic thin films in transmission will enable accuratein situstructural studies for a wide range of materials.

Spiral growth mode in DMDPC organic thin film transistors by physical vapor deposition

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (56) ◽  
pp. 50770-50775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianjun Liu ◽  
Jiawei Wang ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Jingbo Lan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Physical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Organic Thin Films ◽  
Organic Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Spiral Growth ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Screw Dislocations

We report the observation of a screw-dislocation-driven spiral growth of DMDPC organic thin films. The existence of screw dislocations was clearly confirmed by the observations of outcropped stepsand spiral fringes.

scholarly journals Flexible inorganic–organic thin film phosphors by ALD/MLD

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (47) ◽  
pp. 12316-12321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Giedraityte ◽  
P. Sundberg ◽  
M. Karppinen
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Molecular Layer ◽  
Organic Thin Films ◽  
Luminescent Properties ◽  
Flexible Substrates ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Organic Thin Film

Hybrid europium-based inorganic–organic thin films with excellent luminescent properties can be fabricated on flexible substrates in an atomic/molecular layer-by-layer manner using the ALD/MLD technique.

PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL THIN FILMS FOR ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTORS AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Author(s):  
Chandar Shekar B ◽  
Ranjit Kumar R ◽  
Dinesh K.P.B ◽  
Sulana Sundar C ◽  
Sunnitha S ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Gravimetric Method ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Organic Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Coating Method

Thin films of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) were prepared on pre-cleaned glass substrates by Dip Coating Method. FTIR spectrum was used to identify the functional groups present in the prepared films. The vibrational peaks observed at 1260 cm-1 and 851 cm-1 are assigned to C–C stretching and CH rocking of PVA.The characteristic band appearing at 1432 cm-1 is assigned to C–H bend of CH2 of PVA. The thickness of the prepared thin films were measured by using an electronic thickness measuring instrument (Tesatronic-TTD20) and cross checked by gravimetric method. XRD spectra indicated the amorphous nature of the films.Surface morphology of the coated films was studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The surface revealed no pits and pin holes on the surface. The observed surface morphology indicated that these films could be used as dielectric layer in organic thin film transistors and as drug delivery system for wound healing.

New tailored organic semiconductors thin films for optoelectronic applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Pathak ◽  
Sanjay Kumar ◽  
Sonali Andotra ◽  
Jibin Thomas ◽  
Navneet Kaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Organic Semiconductors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Carbon Based

In this study, we have investigated new tailored organic semiconductors materials for the optoelectronic application, such as organic solar cells. The carbon-based organic semiconductor material has promising advantages in organic thin-film form. Moreover, due to its low cost, organic thin-films are suitable and cheaper than inorganic thin-film. The band gap of organic semiconductors materials can be tuned and mostly lies between 2.0eV to 4eV and the optical absorption edge of organic semiconductors typically lies in between 1.7eV to 3eV. They can be easily tailored by modifying the carbon chain and legends and looks promising for engineering the band gap to harness solar spectrum. In this work, with new tailored organic semiconductors the solution route is explored which is low cost processing method. (Anthracen-9-yl) methylene naphthalene-1-amine, 4-(anthracen-9-ylmethyleneamino)-1,5dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-one and N-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-3,4-dimethoxyaniline thin-films are processed by spin coating method with changing concentration such as 0.05 wt% and 0.08 wt%. Thin films of Organic semiconductors were prepared on glass substrate and annealed at 55°C. The structural and optical behaviour of (Anthracen-9-yl) methylene naphthalene-1-amine, 4-(anthracen-9-ylmethyleneamino)-1,5dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3-one and N-(anthracen-9-ylmethyl)-3,4-dimethoxyaniline organic semiconductors thin films is studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Visible Spectroscopy technique. The XRD data of synthesized sample suggests the Nano crystallinity of the Organic layers. The SEM micrographs shows the dense packing when we increase the wt% 0.05 to 0.08. Analysis of the optical absorption measurements found that the engineered band gap of synthesized thin films are 2.18eV, 2.35eV, 2.36eV, 2.52eV and 2.65eV which suggest suitability for applications of Optoelectronic devices such as solar cell. Such light weight, eco-friendly and disposable new carbon based materials seems to have potential to replace other traditional hazardous heavy materials for future eco-friendly flat fast electronics. Keywords: Thin-film, solar cell, tailored organic semiconductors, XRD, SEM, UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Thin Film Morphology and GrowthMechanism of Pentacene Thin Film Using Low-Pressure Organic Vapor Deposition

2003 ◽  
Vol 769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong Deok Ahn ◽  
Seung Youl Kang ◽  
Yong Eui Lee ◽  
Meyoung Ju Joung ◽  
Chul Am Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Thin Film Transistor ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Chamber Pressure ◽  
Film Morphology ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Organic Thin Film Transistor ◽  
Organic Vapor

AbstractWe have investigated the growth mechanism and thin film morphology of pentacene thin films by the process of low-pressure gas assisted organic vapor deposition (LP-GAOVD). As the source temperature, flow rate of the carrier gas, substrate temperature and chamber pressure were varied, the growth rate, morphology and grain size of the films were differently obtained. The electrical properties of pentacene thin films for applications in organic thin film transistor and electrophoretic displays were discussed

A Technique for the Preparation of Thin-Film Cross-Sections for Transmission Electron Microscopy

1990 ◽  
Vol 199 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Libera ◽  
T. A. Nguyen ◽  
C. Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Film Plane ◽  
Microstructural Study ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Sophisticated Equipment ◽  
Tem Grid

ABSTRACTA number of techniques for producing TEM cross-sections of thin films have been described in recent years as the need for improved and more-thorough microstructural study of thin-film materials has grown. We have developed a method for producing such cross-sections which involves little sophisticated equipment other than an ion mill for thinning. Following the method of Bravman and Sinclair (J. Elec. Micrs. Tech 1,53–61 (1984)), the film of interest is either deposited on or epoxied to a silicon wafer and a composite of six silicon beams (=3mm × 25mm × 0.5mm) is fabricated. Slices are cut from this composite perpendicular to the film plane, and each slice is mechanically thinned by a series of simple grinding and polishing steps to ∼ 50–100μm. Dimpling is not necessary. The specimen is mounted onto a slotted TEM grid which provides a vehicle for safe handling, and the specimen is ion milled to perforation. We have found the technique to be relatively fast, reliable, and simple. Its success hinges on minimizing the amount of direct handling required when the specimen is thin and fragile. We present a detailed recipe describing its various steps and show typical results from studies of thin films for data-storage applications.

Porphyrin Assembly with Fullerenes for Photovoltaic Applications

2008 ◽  
Vol 1091 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Sagawa ◽  
Osamu Yoshikawa ◽  
Hirokuni Jintoku ◽  
Makoto Takafuji ◽  
Hirotaka Ihara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications

AbstractMorphologically controllable thin-films of a zinc-containing tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP) combined with an L-glutamide lipid has been fabricated and complexation of ZnTPP with fullerene was examined for organic thin-film solar cells, which gave 3 times enhancement of solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency through chlorobenzene-annealing in comparison with the conversion efficiency of untreated one.

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