Abstract
The transport and electroluminescence properties of siloxene (Si6O3H6) in the as-prepared and annealed states are investigated. As-prepared siloxene is found to show a low dark conductivity (≈10-19 Ω cm-1) at room temperature which is thermally activated with an activation energy that is approximately half of the optical gap of siloxene (≈2.6 eV). The presence of ambient gases can increase the dark conductivity due to intercalation of gas molecules between the two-dimensional siloxene polymer sheets. The photoconductivity of siloxene is investigated with respect to its spectral and temperature dependences. Electroluminescence of siloxene is found for sufficiently high current levels.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4520-4524 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 1997 |