Abstract
Structural, optical and dielectric properties of polypyrrole (Ppy) were studied. Structural and optical properties of Ppy were studied using FT-IR and UV–visible spectrophotometer. Optical band gap (Eg) values of Ppy in an ionic liquid were increased with composite raw material. Moreover, the relation between (Eg) and refractive index (n) was estimated by Moss relation and then the relation between n and optical high-frequency dielectric constant (ε′) were calculated. The experimental dielectric constant values of Ppy were lower than the theoretical values calculated from the relation. The alternating current (ac) conductivity shows that the compound is a typical organic semiconductor, as its conductivity increases with increasing frequency and the obtained results have been discussed in terms of the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model. The absorption coefficient effects of the Ppy samples exhibited nearly-Debye type process. The calculated α and τ0 values are ~0.14 and ~0.01587 s, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2625-2639 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Polymer Bulletin |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Funding
This work was supported by the Scientific Research Fund of Yıldız Technical University under Project Number: 2015-01-01-KAP08.
Funders | Funder number |
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Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi | 2015-01-01-KAP08 |
Keywords
- AC conductivity
- Dielectric constant
- Optical band gap
- Polypyrrole