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Fabrication and characterization of the organic rectifying junctions by electrolysis

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Unlike the conventional solution processable deposition techniques, in this study, we propose a novel and economical method for the fabrication of organic rectifying junctions. The solutions of the orange dye, copper phthalocyanine and NaCl were deposited on the surface-type interdigitated silver electrodes using electrolysis technique. Using the current–voltage (I–V) characteristics, the presence of rectifying behavior in the samples has been confirmed. This phenomenon, in principle, can be used for fabrication of the diodes, transistors and memory devices.

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The authors are thankful to the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University for exclusive support during this work.

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  1. Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, KPK, 23640, Pakistan

    Khasan Karimov, Rashid Ali, Adnan Noor & M. Akmal

  2. Center for Innovative Development of Science and Technologies of Academy of Sciences, Aini 299/2, 734063, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    Khasan Karimov

  3. Center for Advanced Materials (CAM), Qatar University, 2713, Doha, Qatar

    Zubair Ahmad, M. A. Najeeb & R. A. Shakoor

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Karimov, K., Ahmad, Z., Ali, R. et al. Fabrication and characterization of the organic rectifying junctions by electrolysis. Appl. Phys. A 123, 546 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1160-6

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