The objective of this work is to investigate the optical and electrical properties of bismuth-doped nickel-phthalocyanine thin films (Bi-doped NiPc). The doped films were prepared by thermal co-evaporation as a function of Bi concentration. The amount of Bi in NiPc was controlled via different deposition rates between metal dopant and organic host. The optical properties of the hybrid films were characterized by spectroscopic techniques. Furthermore, the electrical properties e.g. charge carrier concentration and carrier mobility of Al/Bi-doped-NiPc/ITO devices were characterized by current-voltage and capacitance-voltage measurements. The results of optical properties suggest that the crystalline packing of NiPc molecules in all preparation conditions is a combination of α-phase (majority) and β-phase (minority). However, the evolution of β-phase NiPc is observed with the increase of metal doping concentration. Raman spectroscopic results reveal that there is no chemical bond taken place between Bi and NiPc. In addition, with increasing dopant concentration, electrical properties present the enhancement of conducting current of hybrid devices as result from the increment of both charge carrier concentration and charge carrier mobility.
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