Cu(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-isopropylphenyl) porphyrin based photo capacitive Detectors | ||||
The International Conference on Electrical Engineering | ||||
Article 78, Volume 6, 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering ICEENG 2008, May 2008, Page 1-9 PDF (87.82 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/iceeng.2008.34320 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Muhammad H. Sayyad1; Muhammad Saleem1; Khasan S. Karimov2; Zubair Ahmad1; Mutabar Shah1; Muhammad Yaseen2; Irshad Khokhar2; Mukhtar Ali3 | ||||
1Faculty of Engineering Sciences, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, District Swabi, N.W.F.P., 23460, Pakistan. | ||||
2Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54000, Pakistan. | ||||
3Department of Chemistry, Government College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore, Pakistan. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Abstract: In this study a photosensitive organic semiconductor Cu(II) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4- isopropylphenyl) porphyrin (CuTIPP) was synthesized and investigated as an active material in photocapacitive detectors. Thin films of the CuTIPP were deposited by sublimation on a glass substrate with preliminary deposited metal electrodes and Al/CuTIPP/Al and Au/CuTIPP/Au surface type photocapacitive detectors were fabricated. Thickness of the CuTIPP films was equal to 100 nm in the Al/CuTIPP/Al and Au/CuTIPP/Au detectors. Length and width of the semiconducting channel between metallic electrodes were equal to 40 m and 15 mm, respectively. It was observed that under filament lamp illumination of up to 4000 lx the capacitance of the Al/CuTIPP/Al and Au/CuTIPP/Au photocapacitive detectors increased by 2.6 and 2.2 times, respectively, with respect to the dark conditions. The photoconductivity of the detectors increased with illumination as well. It is assumed that the photocapacitive response of the detectors is associated with polarization occurring due to the transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes. The equivalent circuit of the photocapacitive detectors is presented. Data obtained by simulation showed reasonable matching with experimental results. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Organic semiconductor; Cu(II) 5; 10; 15; 20-tetrakis(4-isopropylphenyl) porphyrin (CuTIPP); detector; surface-type photocapacitor; Polarization; photoconductivity | ||||
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