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Observation of persistent photoconductivity in conducting polyaniline thin films

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Conducting polyaniline thin films have been deposited by a laser-based vaporization technique. The films have been characterized by infrared spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, four-point conductivity measurements, thermogravimetric analysis, and fluorescence measurements. In addition, the films have been characterized with respect to their photoconductive response to 532-nm laser light. It is found that the films exhibit persistent photoconductivity and it is proposed that defect base sequences may be responsible for the charge localization that results in such a photoconductive response.

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  1. Department of Physics, Seton Hall University, 400 S. Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ, 07079, USA

    D.M. Bubb, S.M. O’Malley & R. Belmont

  2. Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6375, Washington, DC, 20375, USA

    D.M. Bubb & R.A. McGill

  3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Seton Hall University, 400 S. Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ, 07079, USA

    C. Antonacci

  4. Department of Biology, Seton Hall University, 400 S. Orange Ave., South Orange, NJ, 07079, USA

    C. Crimi

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Bubb, D., O’Malley, S., Antonacci, C. et al. Observation of persistent photoconductivity in conducting polyaniline thin films. Appl. Phys. A 81, 119–125 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-004-3061-8

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