ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF PLASMA POLYMERS

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Electronic Structure

  • Theoretical Models

  • Experimental Methods

    • Optical Spectra

    • Internal Photoemission

    • Photoelectron Spectroscopies

    • Electrical Transport Methods

• Amorphous Semiconductors

  • Band Model

  • Doping

  • Alloying

  • Charge Carrier Transport

• Amorphous insulators

  • Band Model

  • Electrical Conductivity

    • Charge Carriers

    • Generation Mechanisms

    • Transport Mechanisms

• Amorphous Insulator – Amorphous Semiconductor Transition

• Electronic Properties and Potential Applications

  • Electrical Properties

    • Low Conducting Films

    • High Conducting Films

    • Intermediately Conducting Films

  • Optical and Optoelectronic Properties

    • Coatings and Films for Optical Devices

    • Integrated Optics

    • Optoelectronic Devices

  • Current Problems

• References