Study of ac electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of ortho-hydroxy acetophenone azine thin films

AC electrical conductivity measurements were carried out in the temperature range 290–473 K over the frequency range 0.1–20 kHz of vacuum deposited Ortho-hydroxy acetophenone azine films. It was found that the ac electrical conductivity increases with frequency according to the relation σ_ac(ω) = A ω^s. The values of the dielectric constant, , slightly changed in higher frequencies irrespective of temperature change, whereas its value increases in higher temperature with the decrease in frequency. Also, the dielectric loss, ɛ′′, and tan δ, has been found to increase with raise in temperature and decrease in frequency. The obtained experimental data has been analyzed with reference to various theoretical models. The analysis shows that the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model is the most appropriate mechanism for the ac electrical conduction in these films.