Electrosynthesis and characterization of [Cu(Taab)(H2O) 2](L)2 non-crystalline thin films

M. E. Sánchez-Vergara, O. G. Morales-Saavedra, A. A. Rodríguez-Rosales, J. R.Álvarez Bada

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Abstract

Molecular-material thin films of diaqua tetrabenzo (b,f,j,n) {1,5,9,13} tetraazacyclohexadecine copper (II) bisanthraflavates and base organic molecules L have been electrodeposited on Corning 7059 glass slices, quartz substrates with tin oxide film and (100) single-crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafers. The surface morphology and structure of the deposited films were studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy-dispersive spectrophotometry (EDS), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopies. The IR-spectra show that compounds obtained by chemical synthesis have the same absorption bands as the amorphous thin films obtained by electrosynthesis. The conductivities and the electrical-conduction mechanisms in the thin films were also investigated. Cubic nonlinear optical (NLO) characterizations of the film samples were performed with the Z-Scan technique, with some samples exhibiting remarkably high nonlinear activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2780-2786
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume357
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2011

Keywords

  • Electrical properties
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Optical materials
  • Thin films

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