Vapor deposition polymerization by a coevaporation of pyromellitic dianhydride and decamethylenediamine monomers has been employed for the preparation of polyamic acid as a precursor for polyimide films. By curing at temperatures of 200–250°C the polyamic acid became the polyimide with directional arrangement of the molecular chain in the normal to the substrate observed by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. The sample containing a large amount of oriented crystals showed a small photocurrent. It was concluded that the oriented chain containing a decamethylene moiety hinders the carrier transfer between pyromellitimide moieties, resulting in a decrease of current.
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