The role of micro-shorts and electrode-film interface in the electrical transport of ultra-thin metallophthalocyanine capacitive devices
The transport properties of metallophthalocyanine thin films are important ingredients in many technological applications. Ohmic conductance of thin film (15 nm to 90 nm) Co-phthalocyanine (CoPc) capacitive devices has been investigated in the temperature range of 40 K to 300 K. For Pd and V electro...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied physics letters 2012-09, Vol.101 (13) |
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Zusammenfassung: | The transport properties of metallophthalocyanine thin films are important ingredients in many technological applications. Ohmic conductance of thin film (15 nm to 90 nm) Co-phthalocyanine (CoPc) capacitive devices has been investigated in the temperature range of 40 K to 300 K. For Pd and V electrodes, the electrode-film (E-F) interface and metallic micro-shorts contribute substantially to the conductance with decrease in CoPc layer thickness. A quantitative model which describes E-F interface, CoPc roughness, micro-shorts, and the exponential temperature and thickness dependence of conductance was developed. Parameters obtained from this model are in good quantitative agreement with independent measurements. The model predicts a 15-20 nm lower limit for capacitive device thickness, below which the conduction is mainly controlled by shorts. In this regime, small changes in mean CoPc thickness result in drastic variation in device conductance. |
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ISSN: | 0003-6951 1077-3118 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.4755762 |