Electrical Transport — Solid state electrical conductivity studies on manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer

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Electrical Transport

Solid state electrical conductivity studies on manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer · Suganya S., Xavier F.P., Nagaraja K.S. · Bulletin of Materials Science · 1998 · 403-407

4 measurement groups · 14 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

two-electrode DC current-voltage measurement with DC power supply and Keithley 480 picoammeter

pressed manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer pellet · Pellet

Applied field increased from 0 to 75 V/cm at room temperature; current measured at each field

Temperature
room temperature
Geometry
pressed pellet on microscope glass plate; thin copper wire electrodes, 0.02 cm diameter, fixed by silver paint, electrode spacing about 2 mm
Context
pristine polymer
Measurement source
404 · 3.1 Field dependent conductivity · Figure 5
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
current-field linearitycurrent is linearly dependent on applied field; electrode contacts were ohmicText
Qualitative
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 5

Hall measurement by four-probe method

pressed manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer pellet · Pellet

Room temperature Hall measurement under 500 gauss magnetic field on 0.24 cm thick pellet

Temperature
room temperature
Geometry
pellet thickness 0.24 cm; four-probe method
Context
pristine polymer
Measurement source
404 · 3.4 Hall measurement · Table 1
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
carrier density3.49177 x 10^7 cm^-3Table
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Table 1
majority carrier typeMarked as a best value within this paperp-typeText
Qualitative
403 · Abstract
Hall mobility409.5009 cm2/V.secTable
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Table 1
resistivity4.893 x 10^8 ohm cmTable
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Table 1

DC current-field measurement after iodine exposure; current monitored versus time

iodine-doped manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer pellet · Pellet

After about 8 h iodine exposure, conductivity studies were carried out at 1 h intervals; current plotted versus time at a fixed field

Temperature
room temperature
Atmosphere
iodine-doped sample measured after iodine atmosphere exposure
Geometry
same pellet/electrode geometry as field-dependent conductivity
Context
iodine-doped polymer compared with pristine polymer
Measurement source
404 · 3.3 Effect of halogen doping on conductivity · Figure 7
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
approximate iodine-doped current at 9 habout 20 microA at 9 hvisual estimate from y-axisVisual Estimate
Approximate
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 7
approximate iodine-doped current at 1 habout 620 microA at 1 hvisual estimate from y-axisVisual Estimate
Approximate
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 7
iodine doping conductivity increase factor6.80e-3 / 1.48e-5 = about 459-foldCalculated From Reported
Approximate
406 · 4. Results and discussion
iodine-doped specific conductivityMarked as a best value within this paper6.80 x 10^-3 ohm^-1 cm^-1Text
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion
iodine-doped conductivity decay with timeconductivity of doped sample decreases exponentially with timeText
Qualitative
406-407 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 7

temperature-dependent DC current-field measurement in externally heated Pyrex tube

pressed manganese-molybdenum Schiff base polymer pellet · Pellet

Temperature varied from 306 K to 376 K in 10 K steps; ln sigma versus 1/(kT) used for activation energy

Temperature
306-376
Geometry
pellet in 5 cm diameter Pyrex tube with externally wound 1 mm Kanthal wire; copper-constantan thermocouple at pellet
Context
pristine polymer
Measurement source
404 · 3.2 Temperature dependent conductivity · Figures 5-6
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
activation energyMarked as a best value within this paper0.019 eVText
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 6
approximate current at 15 Vabout 1.5 microA at 15 V across 33-73 C tracesvisual estimate from plotted y-axisVisual Estimate
Approximate
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 5
pristine specific conductivityMarked as a best value within this paper1.48 x 10^-5 ohm^-1 cm^-1Text
Exact Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion
temperature-dependence thresholdAbove 346 K there is no variation with the temperatureText
Rounded Reported
406 · 4. Results and discussion · Figure 5