EFFECT OF THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF METAL PHTHALOCYANINE FILMS ON THEIR ELECTROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES

In the last decade, many publications have been devoted to the application of metal phthalocyanine (MPc) films as semiconductor layers in organic field-effect transistors, diodes, and chemical sensors. The possibilities to use MPcs as semiconductor materials are determined by the method and conditions of depositing the material on a substrate to obtain ordered structures with highly conductive and mobile charge carriers, which in turn depend on the structural features of films, namely, the phase composition, orientation, and morphology of the surface. The review summarizes the research works on the study of structure and morphology effects of thin MPc films obtained by physical vapor deposition on their electrophysical properties over the last decade.