Fabrication and Local Electrical Characterization of p–n Junction Copper Phthalocyanine Nanorods

Abstract

1D organic semiconductor nanostructures have attracted considerable attention; however, only a few studies are conducted on p–n junction organic semiconductor 1D nanostructures. Herein, p‐ and n‐type and p–n junction phthalocyanine (Pc) nanorods are grown in the out‐of‐plane direction of a substrate via vacuum deposition using typical organic semiconductors with copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) as the p‐type semiconductor and copper octafluorophthalocyanine (F8CuPc) and copper hexadecafluorophthalocyanine (F16CuPc) as the n‐type semiconductors. p–n junction Pc nanorods are fabricated via the continuous deposition of F8CuPc and F16CuPc onto CuPc nanorods. Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy reveals that the Pc molecules in the nanorods are perpendicularly aligned, with their molecular planes oriented toward the longitudinal direction of the nanorods. The local current–voltage properties of the nanorods are measured using conductive atomic force microscopy. The hole mobility in the CuPc nanorods is 10 times higher than that in the CuPc thin films. The p–n junction properties of F8CuPc/CuPc nanorods are evaluated.