Single crystal growth of organic semiconductors by the Repeated Solid Solvent Growth Method using melted anthracene as a solvent

• Published in: Journal of crystal growth Vol. 229; no. 1; pp. 553 - 557
• Main Authors: Miyahara, Tomoko, Shimizu, Masaaki
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: A1. Solvents; A2. Single crystal growth; B1. Pthalocyanins; B2. Semiconducting materials; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Growth from solutions; Materials science; Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth; Physics; A1. Solvents; B1. Pthalocyanins; B2. Semiconducting materials; 72.80.Le; A2. Single crystal growth; 81.10.−h; Pentacyclic compound; Anthracene; Inorganic compounds; Transition element complexes; Semiconductor materials; Nitrogen heterocycle; Organic solvents; Repeated sequence; Organic ligand; Experimental study; Macrocycle; Monocrystals; Metallophthalocyanine; Growth mechanism; Organic semiconductors; Crystal growth from solutions; Molten phase; Phthalocyanines; Organic compounds; Copper complexes

We propose a new method of growing single crystals of organic molecular semiconductors, using melted anthracene as a solvent. The method is called the Repeated Solid Solvent Growth Method. Needle-like single crystals of Cu phthalocyanine up to 10 mm in length have been grown by repeated cooling of a...