Table 10 Variation of AC conductivity (σac) of the ligand, DBAPB, and its complexes 5, 12, 16, 20, 24, 27 with temperature, at frequency = 10 kHz.

From: New Schiff base ligand and its novel Cr(III), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) complexes: spectral investigation, biological applications, and semiconducting properties

T (k)

σac (ohm−1 cm−1)

DBAPB

Mn(II) complex 12

Co(II) complex 16

Ni(II) complex 20

Cu(II) complex 5

Cu(II) complex 24

Cu(II) complex 27

308

3.14 × 10–5

1.17 × 10–5

2.78 × 10–5

3.31 × 10–6

2.64 × 10–5

2.00 × 10–5

7.29 × 10–6

318

3.56 × 10–4

1.24 × 10–5

2.93 × 10–5

3.35 × 10–6

2.67 × 10–5

2.04 × 10–5

7.52 × 10–6

328

4.77 × 10–4

9.83 × 10–5

3.50 × 10–4

3.62 × 10–6

2.70 × 10–5

2.13 × 10–5

8.93 × 10–6

338

5.02 × 10–4

1.59 × 10–4

5.86 × 10–4

3.73 × 10–6

2.96 × 10–5

6.52 × 10–4

1.07 × 10–5

348

6.66 × 10–4

2.50 × 10–4

9.98 × 10–4

3.79 × 10–6

8.38 × 10–5

7.09 × 10–4

1.14 × 10–5

358

1.03 × 10–3

2.70 × 10–4

1.51 × 10–3

4.01 × 10–6

9.81 × 10–5

2.56 × 10–3

1.22 × 10–5

368

1.61 × 10–3

3.54 × 10–4

1.54 × 10–3

5.38 × 10–6

1.11 × 10–4

5.81 × 10–3

1.34 × 10–5

378

2.95 × 10–3

4.52 × 10–4

1.98 × 10–3

1.14 × 10–5

1.58 × 10–4

7.27 × 10–3

1.68 × 10–5

388

4.72 × 10–3

4.53 × 10–4

4.22 × 10–3

2.38 × 10–5

2.45 × 10–4

8.95 × 10–3

1.88 × 10–5

398

7.29 × 10–3

4.75 × 10–4

8.15 × 10–3

4.61 × 10–4

2.47 × 10–4

4.93 × 10–2

6.22 × 10–5

408

1.57 × 10–2

4.95 × 10–3

1.42 × 10–2

8.46 × 10–4

3.45 × 10–4

5.24 × 10–2

1.24 × 10–4