C60 cluster formation at interfaces with pentacene thin-film phases

The C60-thin film pentacene interface was investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy. C60 deposition on a multilayer pentacene film (standing) yields an interface dominated by C60 clusters, regardless of the underlying substrate. Three-dimensional cluster growth dominates due to weak interactions with the underlying Pn. C60 cluster size and density on sequential Pn layers suggest an Ehrlich–Schwoebel-type barrier at Pn layer boundaries. Cluster formation reduces the C60 lowest unoccupied molecular orbital–Pn highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) separation, while increasing the respective HOMO-HOMO offset. Heterostructure fabrication protocols can alter interface morphology and induce band shifts on the order of 0.3 eV.

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