Poly(N‐vinylcarbazole), poly(N‐carbazole) and poly(N‐ethylcarbazole) powders were chemically synthesized by the reaction of ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) with N‐vinylcarbazole carbazole and N‐ethylcarbazole in acetonitrile. Products were characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and viscosity, X‐ray fluorescence and four‐probe conductivity measurement. It is found that when a suitable concentration of CAN is used in the polymerization process, the conductivity of chemically synthesized polymers can be improved further by controlling the CAN addition. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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The electrical, optical, and metal-semiconductor contact properties of the polyaniline prepared by emulsion polymerization have been investigated to obtain an organic semiconductor material. The obtained results suggest that the polyaniline (PANI) studied is an organic semiconductor material with optical band gap (E(g) = 2.21 eV) and room electrical conductivity (sigma(25) = 3.12 x 10(-2) S/cm) values. A Schottky diode with configuration Ag/PANI/n-Si was fabricated. The ideality factor and barrier height of Ag/PANI/n-Si diode at room temperature were found to be 4.59 and 0.38 eV, respectively. The obtained diode parameters change with temperature. The Richardson constant A* value for the Ag/PANI/n-Si diode was found to be 3.81 x 10(-4) A/cm(2).K. The Ag/PANI/n-Si diode is a metal-insulator-semiconductor-type device. The standard deviation, which is a measure of the barrier homogeneity, was found to be 0.14, indicating the presence of interface inhomogeneities. It can be concluded that the polyaniline prepared by emulsion polymerization is an organic semiconductor and Ag/PANI/n-Si configuration shows a Schottky contact.