Ferrocenyl Schiff base was synthesized with ferrocenecarboxaldehyde and p-phenylenediamine as precursors under neutral condition. The effects of the temperature and time of reaction on the yield were investigated
and the room-temperature electric conductivity of the intrinsic sample was 1.26×10-9 S·cm-1.The doping of ferrocenyl Schiff base with Fe3+
Al3+ and Ti3+ salt
and the effects of the dosage of doping agent and doping temperature on the room-temperature electric conductivity of samples were discussed. In addition
the temperature dependence of electric conductivity of samples were studied
and their structures and compositions were characterized with infrared spectrum
ultraviolet spectrum and electron probe X-ray microanalyser.The results showed that the electric conductivity of the sample could increase 4~5 by orders of magnitude after doping with metallic salt. The electrical activation energies of the complexes in the range of 0.09~1.54 eV were calculated from Arrhenius plots
indicating their favourable semiconducting behavior.