Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2007-07-25
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
6 pages, 6 figures, submitted to J. Chem. Phys
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.2786992
The optical properties of pentacene (PEN) and perfluoropentacene(PFP) thin films on various SiO2 substrates were studied using variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry. Structural characterization was performed using X-ray reflectivity and atomic force microscopy. A uniaxial model with the optic axis normal to the sample surface was used to analyze the ellipsometry data. A Strong optical anisotropy was observed and enabled the direction of the transition dipole of the absorption bands to be determined. Furthermore, comparison of the optical constants of PEN and PFP thin films with the absorption spectra of the monomers in solution shows significant changes due to the crystalline environment. Relative to the monomer spectrum the HOMO-LUMO transition observed in PEN (PFP) thin film is reduced by 210 meV (280 meV). Surprisingly, a second absorption band in the PFP thin film shows a slight blueshift (40 meV) compared to the spectrum of the monomer with its transition dipole perpendicular to that of the first absorption band.
Gerlach Alexander
Heinemeyer Ute
Hinderhofer Alexander
Jacobs Robert M. J.
Kowarik Stefan
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