Fractal Analysis of Morphological Image of Organic Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonic Acid Tetrasodium (TsNiPc) Film

Abstract:

Surface morphology of thin films can be efficiently characterized using power spectral density method. Spectral based parameters from surface models can then be linked to electrical conductivity of thin films used for fabricating organic photovoltaic devices. In this study, the surface morphologies of the organic thin films phthalocyanine tetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium (TsNiPc) are investigated using atomic force microscopy. The thin film samples are imaged at 40-minutes and 120-minutes after the solvent treatment. The spectral exponent β is determined from the slope of PSD log-log plot and the fractal dimension D of each film is calculated based on fractal relation β = 8 2D. The relationship between surface roughness and fractal dimension with respect to electrical properties of thin film is discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 895)
• Pages: 407-410
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.895.407
• Online since: February 2014
• Authors: Yeo Lee Kong*, S.V. Muniandy, M.S. Fakir, K. Sulaiman
• Keywords: Fractal Dimension, Locally Self-Similar Processes, Morpholoy, Power Spectral Density

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