The influence of ambient gases on pulse conduction of plasma-polymerized ethylene thin films

Author

Miyairi, K.

Author_Institution

Shinshu Univ., Nagano, Japan

fYear

1991

fDate

8-12 Jul 1991

Firstpage

631

Abstract

Electrical conduction in plasma-polymerized ethylene films with Au or Al electrodes was measured in various kinds of atmospheres. In the case of Al electrodes, the current measured in air manifests a larger value than that in a vacuum. In addition, the current measured in oxygen is about ten times as large as that in nitrogen or in a vacuum. In the case of Au electrodes, however, the current was not influenced by the atmosphere. The mechanism responsible for the electrical conduction is discussed in terms of Schottky injection from the electrode

Keywords

Schottky effect; aluminium; electronic conduction in insulating thin films; gold; metal-insulator boundaries; polymer films; Al; Al electrodes; Au; Au electrodes; N₂ atmosphere; O₂ atmosphere; Schottky injection; air atmosphere; ambient gases influence; electrical conductivity; plasma-polymerized ethylene films; polyethylene; pulse conduction; vacuum; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Conductive films; Current measurement; Electric variables measurement; Electrodes; Gases; Gold; Nitrogen; Plasma measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, 1991., Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-87942-568-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPADM.1991.172143

Filename

172143