Asphaltene thin film properties and its potential use in organic electronic application

• Main Authors: Thulasiraman, S., Md. Yunus, N.M., Kumar, P., Wilfred, C.D., Faizal Hamdan, M., Burhanudin, Z.A.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124014669&doi=10.1109%2fSENNANO51750.2021.9642606&partnerID=40&md5=08ef0f51f29dde800390af5f60067d62; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29235/

In this work, asphaltene obtained from crude oil tank-bottom sludge (COTBS) was extracted and characterized. The asphaltene solids show hydrogen to carbon ratio of 1.30 indicating that it has high aromatic contents rich with �-� electrons. In thin film form, its optical band gaps are found to be 3...