Transport mechanism in granular Ni deposited on carbon nanotubes fibers

dc.citation.firstpage115117
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysical Review B
dc.citation.volumeNumber86
dc.contributor.authorSalvato, M.
dc.contributor.authorLucci, M.
dc.contributor.authorOttaviani, I.
dc.contributor.authorCirillo, M.
dc.contributor.authorTamburri, E.
dc.contributor.authorOrlanducci, S.
dc.contributor.authorTerranova, M.L.
dc.contributor.authorNotarianni, M.
dc.contributor.authorYoung, C.C.
dc.contributor.authorBehabtu, N.
dc.contributor.authorPasquali, M.
dc.contributor.orgRichard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-27T15:43:07Z
dc.date.available2013-03-27T15:43:07Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the transport properties of granular nickel electrodeposited on carbon nanotube fibers by measuring the electrical resistance and the current voltage characteristics as a function of the temperature. The bare fiber is governed by a three-dimensional variable range hopping transport mechanism, however, a semiconducting to metallic transition is observed after the Ni deposition as a consequence of the evolution from weak to strong coupling between the deposited nickel grains. The experimental results indicate that the charge transport in the Ni-coated fiber develops from hopping governed by the Coulomb blockade in the case of small grains dimensions to a metallic electron phonon interaction mechanism for large grains dimensions. Tunneling enhanced by thermal fluctuation is responsible for the transport in the intermediate conductivity range. The role of the fiber and the effects due to the magnetic nature of the nickel grains are also discussed.
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dc.identifier.citationSalvato, M., Lucci, M., Ottaviani, I., et al.. "Transport mechanism in granular Ni deposited on carbon nanotubes fibers." <i>Physical Review B,</i> 86, (2012) American Physical Society: 115117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.115117.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.86.115117
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/70849
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
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dc.titleTransport mechanism in granular Ni deposited on carbon nanotubes fibers
dc.typeJournal article
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