ELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF IODINE DOPED COTTON FIBERS PRETREATED WITH AQUEOUS ALKALINE SOLUTION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/PNXWYKeywords:
cotton fiber, electrical conductivity, current-voltage features, diffusion.Abstract
The electric properties of 5% and 10% iodine doped cotton fibers, pretreated with 2% and 20% alkaline solution, are studied in the dark and ultraviolet light, respectively. The concentrations of iodine solution as well as the pretreated aqueous alkaline solution influence the electric properties of doped fibers. The results show that the concentration of pretreated alkaline solution has important effects on the cotton fiber structure and as a result, it affects the electric properties significantly. In addition, the result of temperature dependence of current density indicates that the dominant conductive mechanism is variable range hopping in the measured temperature region.