Electrical Characterization of N- and B- Doped Amorphous Carbon Film from Palmyra Sugar

Abstract:

Structure of amorphous carbon can be composed of sp² (graphite), or sp³ (diamond), or a combination of both, depending on their fractions. Therefore, many researchers were exploring to use it as solar cell material. This research used the amorphous carbon of bio-product as a basic material in the form of palmyra sugar which was synthesized through the heating and doping process to produce n-type and p-type semiconductors. This research aims to analyze the effect of dopant and deposition time on electrical properties. The heating process was carried out at 250°C and the doping process was carried out by adding NH₄OH for a-C:N and H₃BO₃ for a-C:B. The deposition process was carried out by the nano-spray method using a variety of deposition time on the ITO substrate. The result of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the film thickness increased with the increase of deposition time. Besides, the result of four-point probe (FPP) showed that the dopant can increase electrical conductivity, but the film thickness did not influence it. The electrical conductivity obtained was 5x10^-1 - 6x10^-1 S/cm. And the result of further analysis, it can be concluded that electrical conductivity was still in the range of semiconducting material.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 860)
• Pages: 196-201
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.860.196
• Online since: August 2020
• Authors: Khoirotun Nadiyyah*, Anna Zakiyatul Laila, Irma Septi Ardiani, Budhi Priyanto, Darminto Darminto
• Keywords: Bio-Product, Doping, Electrical, Film, Nano-Spray

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