DOI: 10.1063/1.4851937. A transition in mechanisms of size dependent electrical transport at nanoscale metal-oxide interfaces [Penn]

A transition in mechanisms of size dependent electrical transport at nanoscale metal-oxide interfaces

10.1063/1.4851937

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Abstract

As device miniaturization approaches nanoscale dimensions, interfaces begin to dominate electrical properties. Here the system archetype Au/SrTiO3 is used to examine the origin of size dependent transport properties along metal-oxide interfaces. We demonstrate that a transition between two classes of size dependent electronic transport mechanisms exists, defined by a critical size ε. At sizes larger than ε an edge-related tunneling effect proportional to 1/D (the height of the supported Au nanoparticle) is observed; interfaces with sizes smaller than ε exhibit random fluctuations in current. The ability to distinguish between these mechanisms is important to future developments in nanoscale device design.

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Hou, J., Nonnenmann, S. S., Qin, W., & Bonnell, D. A. (2013). A transition in mechanisms of size dependent electrical transport at nanoscale metal-oxide interfaces. Applied Physics Letters, 103(25).

Authors 4

Jiechang Hou (first)
Stephen S. Nonnenmann (additional)
Wei Qin (additional)
Dawn A. Bonnell (additional)

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See supplementary material at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4851937 for the Ohmic Al/STO contact, interfacial area, fitting details, and transport current calculations.

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Published	11 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 16, 2013)
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