Abstract
The deposition of undoped and iodine (I 2)-doped polyaniline (PANI) on TiO 2 thin film was carried out using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) under different power inputs for the fabrication of p-polyaniline/n-TiO 2 heterostructure devices. The increment in the size of TiO 2 nanoparticles was observed after I 2 doping by PECVD. The crystalline properties were altered upon I 2 doping, suggesting a subtractive interaction between PANI and I 2 moieties during PECVD. The significant changes in the structural and optical properties confirmed the I 2 doping of PANI with strong bonding to the TiO 2 nanomaterials. The existence of hydrogen bonding between the imine (-NH) of PANI and the hydroxyl (-OH) group of TiO 2 nanomaterials was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization. A device fabricated by PANI/TiO 2 or I 2-PANI/TiO 2 thin film with a top platinum (Pt) layer exhibited nonlinear behavior of current (I)-voltage (V) curve, i.e., moderate diode behavior. Compared to the Pt/PANI/TiO 2 heterostructure device, the Pt/I 2-PANI/TiO 2 heterostructure device showed improved I-V properties with a considerably higher current of 0.050 mA, which might be attributed to the I 2 doping-induced generation of large numbers of polarons in the PANI bandgap.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 30-36 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Research |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2012.01 |
Keywords
- electrical properties
- iodine
- plasma polymerization
- polyaniline
- TiO
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Materials Science
- Engineering - Petroleum
- Engineering - Chemical
- Chemistry
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