Electrical and Optical Response Properties of MEH-PPV Semiconductor Polymer Schottky Diodes

Abstract

Diodes made with poly(2-methoxy-5(2 -ethyl)hexoxy-phenylenevinylene) (MEH-PPV) using indium tin oxide (ITO) as anode and aluminum (Al) as cathode have been fabricated and investigated for current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and optical responsivity. The diode exhibits non-ideal behavior with ideality factor of 0.85 eV. The I-V characteristics of the ITO/MEH-PPV/A1 diode without light and with different illumination intensities give an open circuit voltage (Voc) and a short circuit current of (Isc). This suggests that that this diode is a photovoltaic under light illumination. Variations in the responsivity indicate that the ITO/MEH-PPV/A1 device is a photo-sensitive diode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA548948

Entities

People

  • Fred Semendy
  • Greg Meissner
  • Priyalal Wijewarnasuriya

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Diodes
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electron Mobility
  • Films
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Metals
  • Organic Light Emitting Diodes
  • Schottky Diodes
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductor Junctions
  • Semiconductors
  • Short Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics