ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS

Abstract

The dielectric, spectroscopic, and photoconductive properties of selected addition compounds and their donor and acceptor components were investigated. The study of dielectric properties entailed measurements of dielectric losses, dielectric constants, and dielectric resistivities on compressed powders. The data indicate that polarization effects caused by migrating charges are probably responsible for the high loss regions found at low frequencies. At higher frequencies bimodal temperature-dependent loss curves were found for some addition compounds. The spectral response of photoconduction in single crystals of two addition compounds and their components was measured as a function of field direction, applied voltage, light intensity, and time of illumination. The results show that space-charge build-up effects set up by travelling charge carriers dominate the conduction mechanism. The correlation of spectral response data with spectroscopic data was variable. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0278123

Entities

People

  • C. Sosnovsky

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Carriers
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystals
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electricity
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Polarization
  • Semiconductors
  • Single Crystals
  • Space Charge

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space