화학공학소재연구정보센터
Thin Solid Films, Vol.668, 38-44, 2018
Carrier transport behavior in as-deposited and iodine-doped plasma polymerized 2, 6-diethylaniline thin films
The temperature dependent electrical carrier transport properties of as-deposited and iodine-doped plasma polymerized 2, 6-diethylaniline (PPDEA) thin films of different thicknesses prepared using a capacitively coupled glow discharge reactor at room temperature were investigated. The FTIR analyses show that iodine doping process occurred at the quinoid units in the polyaniline backbone of PPDEA. The activation energy (Delta E) of both types of PPDEA thin films suggests hopping type conduction of carriers between the localized states at temperatures ranging from 298 K to 423 K. The Delta E in the higher temperature region suggests a thermally activated charge carrier transition mechanism in the energy band gap. The Delta E of as-deposited PPDEA thin films is higher for the applied voltages of 5 and 15 V as compared to those for the iodine-doped ones. The lower value of Delta E of iodine-doped PPDEA thin films indicates formation of charge-transfer-complex.