Electrical conductivity and dielectric relaxation behavior of fluorescein sodium salt (FSS)

The ac and dc electrical conductivities and dielectric properties of the fluorescein sodium salt (FSS) have been investigated. The direct current (dc) conductivity shows that the compound is a typical organic semiconductor, as its electrical conductivity increases with increasing temperature. The dc electrical activation energy Delta E(sigma) and the room temperature electrical conductivity equal 0.35 eV and 1.26 x 10(-9) (Omega cm)(-1), respectively. The alternating current (ac) conductivity of the investigated compound obeys the power law : sigma(ac)(omega) = A(T).omega(s(T)), where s < 1. The obtained results have been discussed in terms of the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model. The density of localized states N(F)(E) at the Fermi level and the binding energy W(m) were calculated. The dielectric constant epsilon(1)(omega) and dielectric loss epsilon(2)(omega) have been found to decrease with increasing frequency and to increase with increasing temperature over the studied ranges. The value of the maximum barrier height W(M) obtained from Austin and Guintini equations agree with each other. The correlation between the ac conduction and the dielectric properties in organic FSS were verified. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.