학술논문

Non-linear conduction and dispersion in conducting polymers
Document Type
Conference
Source
Proceedings of Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena - CEIDP '96 Electrical insulation and dielectric phenomena Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1996., IEEE 1996 Annual Report of the Conference on. 2:713-716 vol.2 1996
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Voltage
Polymer films
Conductive films
Sensor arrays
Capacitance
Frequency
Dielectric measurements
Conductivity
Insulation life
Electrodes
Language
Abstract
The conductivity of thin films of conducting polymer deposited between lithographically-fabricated microelectrodes was measured between 100 Hz and 40 MHz. The inter-electrode spacing of 10 /spl mu/m gave field strengths up to 50 kV/m within the film in response to applied voltages up to 0.5 V. The conductance and capacitance of the films exhibited sample- and counter-ion-dependent degrees of voltage-dependency at frequencies below 1 MHz, but became essentially voltage-independent above about 30 MHz (at room temperature). The disappearance of the voltage sensitivity coincides with a dispersion in the 1-30 MHz range. These results suggest that the low-frequency conductivity of the films is determined by the difficulty involved in inter-granular or inter-domain charge transport.