Semiconducting properties of amorphous V2O5 layers deposited from gels

Abstract

Colloidal solutions of amorphous V2O5 are used for preparing semiconducting layers. Reasons for the high measured conductivity (σ≃0.8–1.0 Ω−1 cm−1) are discussed. The temperature dependence of σ is analyzed in terms of a temperature-dependent activation-energy model based upon the assumption of a random distribution of the distances between hopping sites.