Simple setup to measure electrical properties of polymeric films

A simple method to measure electrical conductivity of conducting organic films has been described. A setup, based on four-probe technique, is specifically designed and fabricated for nondestructive electrical conductivity measurements of freestanding thin films. The current-voltage and temperature dependent characteristics of thin films of polyethylenedioxythiophene and polypyrrole and thick wafers of germanium have been used to test the setup. The results obtained are highly reproducible and are in good agreement with the reported values in the literature, employing different techniques. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.