An electrical investigation into multilayer assemblies of charge-transfer materials
J J Alekna; M Petty; M C Petty; A S Dhindsa; J P Badyal; M R Bryce; J J Alekna; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK; M Petty; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK; M C Petty; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK; A S Dhindsa; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK; J P Badyal; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK; M R Bryce; Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Durham Univ., UK
Журнал:
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Дата:
1991-08-14
Аннотация:
Metal/Langmuir-Blodgett film/metal structures based on amphiphilic charge-transfer materials have been fabricated and the DC conductivity perpendicular to the plane of the film has been measured. Linear current-voltage behaviour was observed for small applied biases. In contrast, the high-field (>10<sup>5</sup> V cm<sup>-1</sup>) current against voltage characteristics exhibited a log (current) against voltage<sup>0.5</sup> dependence, similar to that measured for fatty acid multilayers. No evidence for rectification has been found in structures containing both donor and acceptor materials. However, devices incorporating a tetracyanoquinodimethane derivative invariably possessed output voltages with no applied bias; a significant dispersion in the low-frequency capacitance was also noted for these structures.
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