Electronic Transport in Metal Nanocrystal Arrays: The Effect of Structural Disorder on Scaling Behavior

By R. Parthasarathy, Xiao-Min Lin, Heinrich M. Jaeger. 2001

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We investigate the impact of structural disorder on electronic transport in gold nanocrystal monolayers. Arrays ranging from void-filled networks to well-ordered superlattices show clear voltage thresholds VT due to Coulomb blockade, and temperature-independent conduction indicative of quantum tunneling. Current-voltage characteristics of arrays with and without long-range structural order were found to collapse onto distinct scaling curves. The former follow a single power law: I V 2 VT z , z 2.25 6 0.1. The latter show additional structure, reflecting the underlying disordered topology.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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