On the electronic transport mechanism in thin films of some new poly(azomethine sulfone)s

The studied polymers, poly(azomethine sulfone)s, were prepared by the reaction of bis(4-chlorophenyl)sulfone with a mixture of bisphenols: 2,2-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)propane (bisphenol A) and 4,4′-bis(4-hydroxybenzylideneiminophenoxy)biphenyl in various molar ratios. The temperature dependences of the electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient of polymers were investigated using thin-film samples deposited from chloroform solutions (spin coating method) onto glass substrates. It was found that the respective polymers show typical semiconducting properties. Some correlations between these properties and the chemical structures of the polymers were established. The mechanism of electronic transport in the films studied is discussed. The study of optical absorption (in spectral range, 300–1400 nm) evidenced direct bandgaps ranged between 1.30 and 1.80 eV.