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Structural analytical and electrical conduction mechanisms of 2,7,12,17-tetra-tert-butyl-5,10,15,20-tetraaza-21H,23H-porphine nanostructure films

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The 2,7,12,17-tetra-tert-butyl 5,10,15,20-tetraaza-21,23H-porphine (TTBTP) films were prepared using thermal evaporation technique. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the powder showed that TTBTP is polycrystalline with a tetragonal system. Also, the analysis of XRD pattern shows that the TTBTP film of thickness 55 nm has a crystallite size of 24.69 nm which tends to increase with the film thickness. By SEM of 177 nm thick TTBTP film, the topography of the surface is characterized by significant spherical granules. The mean diameter was estimated to be 250 nm for the spherical granules. It was observed that the conductivity increases with increasing the film thickness. Also, the TTBTP is a semiconductor film with thermally activated conduction mechanisms. The current–density–voltage (J–V) characteristics showed Ohmic drives in low voltage, whereas the space charge limited conductivity mechanism is familiar in the high voltage region. The carrier mobility values of TTBTP film are relatively the same for other organic molecules. The 50 nm TTBTP film has a carrier mobility of 1.48 × 10− 9 cm2 V− 1 s− 1, which increases with increasing the film thickness.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

    Ameen A. Al-Zubaidi & Amel Abdallah Ahmed Elfaki

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    S. A. Al-Ghamdi

  3. Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Center, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    S. A. Al-Ghamdi & A. A. A. Darwish

  4. Department of Physics and Nanotechnology Research Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    A. A. A. Darwish

  5. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education at Al-Mahweet, Sana’a University, Al-Mahweet, Yemen

    A. A. A. Darwish

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Al-Zubaidi, A.A., Elfaki, A.A.A., Al-Ghamdi, S.A. et al. Structural analytical and electrical conduction mechanisms of 2,7,12,17-tetra-tert-butyl-5,10,15,20-tetraaza-21H,23H-porphine nanostructure films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 10070–10077 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05665-4

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