title: Fabrication and photoconductivity study of copper phthalocyanine/perylene composite with bulk heterojunctions obtained by solution blending.
abstract: Copper tetra-(octyl-alkoxy-carbonyl)-phthalocyanine (CuPc-C8) and 3,4,9,10-tetra-(octyl-alkoxy-carbonyl)-perylene (Pery-C8) attached with long alkyl chains by covalent bonds were synthesized. Both of the two compounds showed good solubility in organic solvents, and the compatibility between them was improved. The novel composite of CuPc-C8/Pery-C8 was prepared by the solution-blending method. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) demonstrated the formation of the bulk heterojunction structure in their cast-coated films. Enhanced photosensitivity was observed in the photoreceptor made from the CuPc-C8/Pery-C8 composite, which was interpreted in terms of the large interfacial area between the two components due to the existence of the bulk heterojunction structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Lab of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Hong-Zheng
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min-Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Mang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang