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ERIC Number: EJ1046313
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Nov
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Development of a Handmade Conductivity Measurement Device for a Thin-Film Semiconductor and Its Application to Polypyrrole
Seng, Set; Shinpei, Tomita; Yoshihiko, Inada; Masakazu, Kita
Journal of Chemical Education, v91 n11 p1971-1975 Nov 2014
The precise measurement of conductivity of a semiconductor film such as polypyrrole (Ppy) should be carried out by the four-point probe method; however, this is difficult for classroom application. This article describes the development of a new, convenient, handmade conductivity device from inexpensive materials that can measure the conductivity of a thin-film semiconductor. Lessons on using the handmade device were conducted with high school students. The results show that the device was useful and trouble free for high school students to determine the electrical conductivity of Ppy.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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