Abstract
Electrical conductivity and optical properties of poly(tetramethylene ethylene diamine) polymer have been investigated. The
electrical conductivity of the polymer increases with increase of temperature. The Arrhenius conductivity curve of the
polymer shows the linear and non-linear regions. The non-linear behavior of the polymer confirms the ionic conductivity
behavior analyzed by the Vogel–Tamman–Fulcher (VTF) theory. The room temperature conductivity of the
poly(tetramethylene ethylene diamine) polymer was found to be 2.56x10-8 S/cm. The optical band gap of the polymer was
analyzed by optical absorption spectra and was found to be 4.15 eV with direct optical transition. The refractive index of the
polymer was analyzed by the Single oscillator model. The oscillator energy Eo, dispersion energy Ed, and long wavelength
refractive index n∞ values of the polymer were found to be 9.69 eV, 31.36 eV and 2.05, respectively. The obtained electrical
and optical results indicate that the poly(tetramethylene ethylene diamine) polymer is a organic semiconductor with
calculated electrical and optical parameters..
Keywords
Organic semiconductor, Polymer, Electrical properties.
Citation
F. YAKUPHANOGLU, B. FILIZ ŞENKAL, W. A. FAROOQ, Electrical conductivity and optical properties of a new synthesized poly(tetramethylene ethylene diamine) polymer organic semiconductor, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 2, February 2011, pp.182-185 (2011).
Submitted at: Jan. 24, 2011
Accepted at: Feb. 17, 2011