Chin. Phys. Lett.  2010, Vol. 27 Issue (8): 086801    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/8/086801
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Heterojunction Effect in Weak Epitaxy Growth Thin Films Investigated by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

HUANG Hai-Chao1,2, WANG Hai-Bo1,2, YAN Dong-Hang1

1State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022 2Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
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HUANG Hai-Chao, WANG Hai-Bo, YAN Dong-Hang 2010 Chin. Phys. Lett. 27 086801
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We investigate the heterojunction effect between para-sexiphenyl (p-6P) and copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) using Kelvin probe force microscopy. CuPc films are grown on the inducing layer p-6P by a weak epitaxy growth technique. The surface potential images of Kelvin probe force microscopy indicate the band bending in CuPc, which reduces grain boundary barriers and lead to the accumulation of holes in the CuPc layer. The electrical potential distribution on the surface of heterojunction films shows negligible grain boundary barriers in the CuPc layers. The relation between band bending and grain boundary barrier in the weak epitaxy growth thin films is revealed.

Keywords: 68.35.-p      07.79.-v      73.61.Ph     
Received: 30 April 2010      Published: 28 July 2010
PACS:  68.35.-p (Solid surfaces and solid-solid interfaces: structure and energetics)  
  07.79.-v (Scanning probe microscopes and components)  
  73.61.Ph (Polymers; organic compounds)  
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