Vapor deposited organic thin film in microgravity

Zugrav, Maria Ittu; Wessling, Francis C.; Carswell, William E.; Leslie, Thomas M.; Watson, Christopher M.; Lundquist, C. A.

doi:10.1016/s0022-0248(96)01089-5

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“…In previous papers 5–8 more introductory information is presented on the MTF experiments and the conditions of the microgravity and unit gravity experiments. The experiments have used effusive ampoule physical vapor transport (EAPVT) as a process to deposit organic thin films of DCVA on a variety of substrates.…”

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“…The organic material used in our experiments is N, N ‐dimethyl‐ p ‐(2,2‐dicyanovinyl) aniline (DCVA), a donor/acceptor‐substituted aromatic compound, with a highly polarizable dissymmetric π‐electron cloud induced by the donor—acceptor interactions across the conjugated system. Thin films of DCVA have been grown in space and on the ground and the results pertaining to vapor transport growth may be found in References 5–8. In this paper the comparison of the microgravity and unit gravity grown thin films is extended to include characterization by visible‐near infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, polarized Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, differential interference contrast (DIC) optical microscopy, and stylus profilometry.…”

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Vapor Transport Growth of Organic Solids in Microgravity and Unit Gravity

Zugrav

Carswell

Haulenbeek

et al. 2002

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Thin films of an organic nonlinear optical (NLO) material, N, N-dimethyl-p-(2,2-dicyanovinyl) aniline (DCVA), have been grown in space and on the ground by physical vapor transport in an effusive ampoule arrangement. The thin film growth technique developed on the ground is a direct result of information gleaned from experiments in microgravity. This paper covers the results of our experimental investigations for establishing "ideal" terrestrial conditions for deposition of a DCVA film. The active control during the deposition process was exercised by three deposition variables: the material source temperature, the background pressure external to the growth ampoule and the substrate temperature. Successful growth occurred when the difference in temperature between the source material and the copper substrate was 14 degrees C and the background nitrogen pressure was such that the transport was either diffusive or convective. A qualitative diffusion limited boundary was estimated to occur at a pressure of approximately 20 torr. We have probed the DCVA thin films with visible-near infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, polarized Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, differential interference contrast optical microscopy, and stylus profilometry.

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confidence: 99%