Effect of the Electrode Material on Electronic Switching in a Metal–Polymer–Metal Structure

Galiev, A. F.; Lachinov, A. A.; Karamov, D. D.; Лачинов, А. Н.; Yusupov, A. R.; Kian, M. F.

doi:10.1134/s1027451021030253

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“…However, previously [ 49 ], it had been shown that the height of the potential barrier is determined as the difference between the work function of metal and polymer in the case of polymer film materials:

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is the polymer work function. At the same time, the polymer work function is understood not as the energy equal to the ionization potential of the dielectric but as the energy of the Fermi level, defined as the upper level occupied by electrons with a probability of ½.…”

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“…In [ 49 ], it was found that the effective operation of the electrode output significantly affects the threshold characteristics of electronic switching in the metal/polymer/metal structure induced by a small uniaxial pressure. The bigger the effective work function (EWF) of the metal, the higher the threshold pressure.…”

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“…where ϕ B is the height of the potential barrier at the metal/polymer boundary, ϕ M is the metal work function and ξ P is the electron affinity energy of the polymer. However, previously [49], it had been shown that the height of the potential barrier is determined as the difference between the work function of metal and polymer in the case of polymer film materials:…”

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Non-Conjugated Poly(Diphenylene Phthalide)—New Electroactive Material

Karamov,

Galiev,

Lachinov

et al. 2023

Polymers

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In organic electronics, conjugated conductive polymers are most widely used. The scope of their application is currently very wide. Non-conjugated polymers are used much less in electronics and are usually used as insulation materials or materials for capacitors. However, the potential of non-conjugated polymers is much wider, due to the fact that new electronic materials with unique electronic properties can be created on the basis of non-conjugated polymers, as well as other inorganic dielectrics. This article demonstrates the possibilities of creating electrically conductive materials with unique electronic parameters based on non-conjugated polymers. The results of the study of the sensory properties of humidity are given as examples of the practical application of the structure. The abnormal electronic properties are realized along the interface of two polymer dielectrics with functional polar groups. The submicron films of polydiphenylenephthalide were used as a dielectric. It is shown that a quasi-two-dimensional electronic structure with abnormally large values of conductivity and mobility of charge carriers occurs along the interface. These structures are often called quasi-two-dimensional electron gas (Q2DEG). This article describes the manufacturing processes of multielectrode devices. Polymer films are deposited via the spin-coating method with polymer solutions in cyclohexanone. The metal electrodes were manufactured through thermal deposition in a vacuum. Three types of metal electrodes made of aluminum, copper and chromium were used. The influence of the electron work function of contacting metals on the electronic parameters of the structure was studied. It was established that the work function decrease leads to an increase in the conductivity and mobility of charge carriers. The charge carrier parameters were estimated based on the analysis of the current-voltage characteristics within the space-charge-limited current technique. The Richardson-Schottky thermionic emission model was used to evaluate values a potential barrier at metal/organic interfaces. It was established that the change in ambient humidity strongly affects the electronic transport properties along the polymer/polymer interface. It is demonstrated that the increase in conductivity with an increase in humidity occurs due to an increase in the mobility of charge carriers and a decrease in the height of the potential barrier at the three-dimensional metal contact with two-dimensional polymer interface. The potential barrier between the electrode and the bulk of the polymer film is significantly higher than between the electrode and the quasi-two-dimensional polymer structure.

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