Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.101, No.41, 8204-8211, 1997
Spectroscopic Evidence for a Substrate-Dependent Orientation of Sexithiophene Thin-Films Deposited Onto Oriented PTFE
Sexithiophene (6T) was deposited onto PTFE layers oriented by friction. The films were studied by polarized spectroscopy : UV-visible, IR absorption, and fluorescence. The nature of the surface and the deposition rate are shown to greatly influence the orientation of the molecules and the mesoscopic organization of the film. A quantitative analysis of the orienting influence of the PTFE substrate toward the structure of the molecular film is shown.
Keywords:THIOPHENE OLIGOMERS;OPTICAL-PROPERTIES;ALPHA-SEXITHIENYL;ABSORPTION-SPECTROSCOPY;POLYMER DIODES;SINGLE-CRYSTAL;OLIGOTHIOPHENES;GROWTH;IR;POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE