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Photo-doping of plasma-deposited polyaniline (PAni)

Elmas, S; Beelders, W; Nash, J; Macdonald, TJ; Jasieniak, M; Griesser, HJ; Nann, T; (2016) Photo-doping of plasma-deposited polyaniline (PAni). RSC Advances , 6 (74) pp. 70691-70699. 10.1039/c6ra12886f. Green open access

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Abstract

Although polyaniline (PAni) has been studied extensively in the past, little work has been done on producing films of this material via plasma deposition. We have synthesized and analysed the photoresponse behavior of plasma-deposited polyaniline films and proceeded to dope the films using light and with various metal ions. Upon illumination, the photocurrent responses of the thin plasma films increased over time, and the response was dependent on the film thickness. On doping the film with metal ions, the photocurrent densities were enhanced from nano- to micro-amperes per square centimeters. Doping seemed, however, to cause the films to become unstable. Despite this setback, which requires further research, the drastic increase in current shows great promise for the development of plasma-deposited polyaniline films for application in the area of organic electronics and photovoltaics.

Type: Article
Title: Photo-doping of plasma-deposited polyaniline (PAni)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra12886f
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra12886f
Language: English
Additional information: © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Multidisciplinary, Chemistry, TRANSITION-METAL SALTS, THIN-FILMS, ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS, POLYMER-FILMS, COATINGS, ANILINE, TECHNOLOGY, NANOFIBERS, OXIDATION, DEVICES
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1535654
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