Optical properties of metallophthalocyanine compounds thin films

This work contains investigation results of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of metallophthalocyanines (Cu, Co, Zn, and Mg) and metallophthalocyanine chlorides (Al, Ga) thin films which were grown by physical vapor deposition (PVD) technique in high vacuum on transparent (quartz) and semiconductor (silica) substrates. Spectral properties of these films were examined using transmission, SGH and THG technique. Structural properties were investigated by AFM measurements. Transmission spectra were shown a large influence of intermolecular interaction on spectral properties of metallophthalocyanines and metallophthalocyanine chlorides. The influence of films thickness and annealing process of samples on their optical properties were also determined. The thickness dependence was connected with morphology of the film while annealing was caused change in polymorph phase. The measurements of transmission, SHG and THG spectra were allowed to determine optical constant of these films.