Multi-layer preparation of phthalocyanine dye and diazonium resin using a self-assembly fabrication method

Abstract

By using the electrostatic self-assembly technique, arranged multi-layer thin films composed of diazonium resin as the polycation and phthalocyanine as the anion, were alternately fabricated on a glass slide. The obtained multi-layers were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The growth of multi-layers formed by the sequential alternative adsorption of diazonium resin and phthalocyanine was observed and determined. The results of UV-vis absorption show that the deposition process is progressive and uniform. In addition, AFM images of the self-assembled multi-layer films reveal that the surface of the films is relatively uniform.