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Ruthenium(II) Complex Based Photodiode for Organic Electronic Applications

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In this study, the electrical and photoresponse properties of a photovoltaic device with Ruthenium(II) complex interfacial thin film were investigated. Heteroleptic Ru(II) complex including bidentate and tridentate ligands thin film was coated on n-Si substrate by the spin coating technique. From current–voltage (I–V) measurements of an Au/Ru(II)/n-Si photodiode, it is observed that the reverse bias current under light is higher than that of the current in the dark. This indicates that the photodiode exhibits a photoconducting characteristic. The transient measurements such as photocurrent, photocapacitance and photoconductance were performed under various illumination conditions. These measurements indicate that the photodiode has a high photoresponsivity. The electrical parameters such as barrier height (Φb), ideality factor (n) and series resistance (R s) of the photodiode were determined from the analysis of I–V characteristics. Moreover, the capacitance/conductance–voltage characteristics of the photodiode highly depend on both voltage and frequency. Results show that the heterojunction can be used for various optoelectronic applications.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey

    A. Tataroglu

  2. Department of Physics, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    R. Ocaya

  3. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey

    A. Dere

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100, Çanakkale, Turkey

    O. Dayan

  5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, Bingol University, Bingol, Turkey

    Z. Serbetci

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi

  7. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi

  8. Unit of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, 61413, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi

  9. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Bingol University, Bingol, Turkey

    M. Soylu

  10. Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi

  11. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey

    F. Yakuphanoglu

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Tataroglu, A., Ocaya, R., Dere, A. et al. Ruthenium(II) Complex Based Photodiode for Organic Electronic Applications. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 828–833 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-017-5882-1

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