Characterization of polymer, DNA-based, and silk thin film resistivities and of DNA-based films prepared for enhanced electrical conductivity

Perry P. Yaney; Fahima Ouchen; James G. Grote

doi:10.1117/12.829129

20 August 2009 Characterization of polymer, DNA-based, and silk thin film resistivities and of DNA-based films prepared for enhanced electrical conductivity

Perry P. Yaney, Fahima Ouchen, James G. Grote

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Proceedings Volume 7403, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications II; 74030M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829129
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

DC resistivity studies were carried out on biopolymer films of DNA-CTMA and silk fibroin, and on selected traditional polymer films, including PMMA and APC. Films of DNA-CTMA versus molecular weight and with conductive dopants PCBM, BAYTRON P and ammonium tetrachloroplatinate are reported. The films were spin coated on glass slides configured for measurements of volume dc resistance. The measurements used the alternating polarity method to record the applied voltage-dependent current independent of charging and background currents. The Arrhenius equation plus a constant was fitted to the conductivity versus temperature data of the polymers and the non-doped DNA-based biopolymers with activation energies ranging from 0.8 to 1.4 eV.

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Perry P. Yaney, Fahima Ouchen, and James G. Grote "Characterization of polymer, DNA-based, and silk thin film resistivities and of DNA-based films prepared for enhanced electrical conductivity", Proc. SPIE 7403, Nanobiosystems: Processing, Characterization, and Applications II, 74030M (20 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.829129

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