Model experiments, in which active material in the electrode is replaced with insulating ceramic particles, are used to show the importance of pure conductive additives network. Ceramic particles are chosen with particle diameter of 10 and 3 μm. Coatings with similar loading and varying levels of carbon black, graphite and polyvinylidene fluoride are fabricated, analyzed regarding electronic conductivity and investigated with a new "quasi" in-situ SEM compression method. The electronic conductivity strongly depends on porosity, inactive material amount and distribution. SEM/EDX images showed that coatings with 10 μm particles have higher porosity and denser network of conductive additives compared to 3 μm particles. Therefore, the conductive additives and binder amount should be adjusted based on the particle size distribution.
A sandwich type structure of two dimetilaminobenziliden-1,3-indandione (DMABI) derivatives placed between metal electrodes was made to investigate the photoelectrical properties of these derivatives. DMABI is an organic isolator with a wide energy gap and high quantum efficiency of the photogeneration, DMABI derivatives have received also considerable attention because of its large dipole moment and optical nonlinearities. Besides, since it is a photosensitive material, its use in solar systems is very promising. The energy gap of each material and combined system was observed from the spectral dependence of the quantum efficiency of the photoconductivity and results are compared with results of oxidation and reduction potential of the materials. The values showed a good correlation between experimental data of the photoconductivity and voltamperometry and calculated data of the HOMO and LUMO levels of the molecules.
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