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The electrical and photoelectrical properties of plasma polymerized acrylonitrile (PAN) are reported. The polymer films were studied in silver-PAN-silver systems. Electrical conductivity at room temperature was of the order of 10−11 ohm−1 cm−1. The space charge limited current (SCLC) studies at room temperature and thermally stimulated current studies (TSC) over a temperature range of 290–500°K led to a clear understanding of carrier concentration, carrier mobility, trapping levels and activation energies. Photoelectric measurements were used to draw a band picture in plasma depositedPAN.
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Dake, S.B., Bhoraskar, S.V. Electrical and photoelectrical studies of plasma polymerized acrylonitrile. Pramana - J. Phys. 24, 895–903 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02847062
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