Synchrotron radiation studies of the orientation of thin silicon phthalocyanine dichloride film on HOPG substrate
- Received Date: 2007-10-15
- Accepted Date: 2008-01-03
- Available Online: 2008-09-05
Abstract:
Thin silicon phthalocyanine dichloride films on HOPG were prepared and the
sample was heated in the vacuum with laser. The thickness of the thin sample
on HOPG was checked by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The orientation of
the molecules in respect to the substrate plane was investigated by measuring the silicon K-edge near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS). In the NEXAFS spectra of the thin sample, two clear peaks which were assigned to 1s→σSi-N* and 1s→σSi-Cl* appeared around 1847.2 eV and 1843.1 eV respectively. The intensities of the resonance peaks showed strong polarization dependence. A quantitative analysis of the polarization dependence revealed that the Si-N bond tended to lie down while the Si-Cl bond was out of the molecular plane.