Low-temperature resistance of DNA-templated nanowires

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作者
Richter, J [1 ]
Mertig, M
Pompe, W
Vinzelberg, H
机构
[1] Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Werkstoffwissensch, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
[2] Inst Festkorper & Werkstofforsch, D-01171 Dresden, Germany
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING | 2002年 / 74卷 / 06期
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10.1007/s003390201289
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We present low-temperature measurements of the electrical conductivity of metallic nanowires assembled on single DNA molecules by chemical deposition of a thin continuous palladium film. The investigated nanowires exhibit ohmic transport behaviour at room temperature. At low temperature we observe an increase of resistance with decreasing temperature that follows a logarithmic dependence. This behaviour can be described with quantum effects in a disordered metallic film.
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