Dependence of Ionic Conductivity on the Thickness of β-AgI Thin Film Prepared on Polyethylene Terephthalate

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β-AgI thin films with thicknesses of 0.09–8.9 µm were prepared on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. Dependence of ionic conductivity on the thickness of the β-AgI thin film was measured via impedance spectroscopy in the temperature range of 300–330 K. It has been confirmed that the ionic conductivity of the b-AgI thin film is several hundred times higher than the b-AgI bulk. The enhancement of ionic conductivity is considered to be due to the formation of a high ion-conducting region near the hetero-interface region of b-AgI and PET. Furthermore, it has been suggested that the activation energy and carrier density may change depending on the distance from the interface, and the thickness dependence of enhancement in ionic conductivity may be related to the film thickness dependence of crystal orientation and structural disorder of β-AgI thin films.

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