G.G. Rusu

Temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient of new poly(ester-syloxane)urethane elastomers in thin films

Abstract The temperature dependences of the electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient for some new poly(ester-syloxane)urethane elastomers are studied. The measurements have been performed using thin films deposited from solution. It is found that the investigated polymers have semiconducting properties. Values of some semiconducting parameters of these films (activation energy of electrical conduction, charge carrier concentration, ratio of carrier mobilities) have been calculated. The correlations between some of these parameters and the molecular structure of the respective polymers are discussed.

On the electrical properties of some modified polysulfones in thin films

Abstract The temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient for some chelate-modified polysulfones (PSF-Cs) derived from chloro-terminated polysulfones and bis (2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde) Cu2+ were studied. The measurements were performed using the thin films deposited from solution. The investigated polymers have semiconducting properties. The correlations between these properties and the molecular structure of the respective polymers are discussed.

Studies on the electronic transport properties of some organic semiconductors in thin films

Abstract The investigated compounds are some derivatives of orthotolidin-N,N′-bis (4-aminobenzene-2-sulphonic) acid. The temperature dependences of the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient are studied on the thin films deposited from dimethylformamide solution onto glass substrates. It is known that the investigated compounds have typical semiconducting properties. The values of some important parameters of the films (thermal activation energy of electrical conduction, concentrations and mobilities of charge carriers) have been determined. The correlations between some of these parameters and molecular structure of the respective compounds are discussed.

Electronic and Optical Properties of Some Polysulfone-Polydimethylsiloxane Copolymers in Thin Films

Polysulfone (PSF)-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) block copolymers (PSF-b-PDMS) with various compositions were prepared by condensing chloro-terminated polysulfone oligomers with α, ω -dihydrogensilyl-polydimethylsiloxane in refluxing chlorobenzene solution in the presence of urea as a hydrogen chloride acceptor. The temperature dependences of the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power (Seebeck coefficient) of copolymers were studied using thin films deposited from a dimethylformamide solution (spin coating method) onto glass substrates. It was established that the various copolymers showed typical semiconducting properties. Some correlations between these properties (activation energy, ratio of carrier mobilities, etc) and molecular structure of the copolymers were found. A model based on band gap representation was found to be suitable for explanation of the electronic transport mechanism through the studied copolymers in thin films. The study of the transmission and absorption spectra (in the spectral range from 300 nm to 1400 nm) evidenced that the indirect allowed optical transitions were predominant. The values of the optical energy band gap (ranged between 1.50 eV and 1.70 eV) are in agreement with values of width of the forbidden band calculated from the temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity.

On the Electrical and Optical Properties of Some Poly(Azomethine Sulfone)s in Thin Films

Poly(azomethine sulfone)s were synthesized by reacting 4,4′-sulfonyl bis(4-chlorophenyl) with 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and azomethine bisphenol in different molar ratios. Thin films were deposited from solution onto glass substrates. Study of the temperature dependences of the electrical conductivity, σ, and Seebeck coefficient, S, were performed in the temperature range 300 K–500 K. Thermal activation energies of electrical conduction, Ea , calculated from these dependences, ranged between 1.50 eV and 1.85 eV. The values of Ea were smaller for polymers with extended conjugation systems. The possibility to use the polymers in thermistor technology is discussed. The aspect of the temperature dependences of σ and S shows that a model based on the energy band-gap representation can be successfully used for explaining the electronic transport mechanism in the higher temperature range. In the lower temperature range, the mechanism of the electrical conduction is discussed in terms of the Mott variable range hopping conduction. The values of some optical parameters (absorption coefficient, optical band gap, etc.) were determined from transmission spectra.