ABSTRACT:Junctions between a single layer of Poly[3-(2",5"-diheptyloxyphenyl)-2,2'-bithiophene] and aluminium are studied by means of current-voltage and capacitance-voltage characteristics, and complex impedance spectroscopy. The results indicate the formation of a Schottky barrier type at Poly[3-(2",5"-diheptyloxyphenyl)-2,2'-bithiophene]/Al interface. Parameters such as the reverse saturation current, the barrier height and the ideality factor are extracted from the I-V curves. The ColeCole plots of complex impedance spectroscopy reveal part of a single semicircle, which can be modeled as a single parallel RC circuit. This suggests that the device is a metal-semiconductor (M-S) type. Capacitance per unit area as well as the width of the depletion layer are obtained from the complex impedance analysis. The built-in potential and the charge carrier concentration are also calculated from C-V curves.
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