Tunnel diodes fabricated from CdSe nanocrystal monolayers

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作者
Kim, SH [1 ]
Markovich, G
Rezvani, S
Choi, SH
Wang, KL
Heath, JR
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[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Chem & Biochem, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Elect Engn, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
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10.1063/1.123035
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A parallel approach for fabricating nanocrystal-based semiconductor-insulator-metal tunnel diodes is presented. The devices consisted of a Au electrode, a monolayer of 38 Angstrom CdSe nanocrystals, an insulating bilayer of eicosanoic acid (C19H39CO2H), and an Al electrode. Each device was approximately 100 mu m(2). Conductance measurements at 77 K reveal strong diode behavior and evidence of Coulomb blockade and staircase structure. A single barrier model was found to reproduce the electronic characteristics of these devices. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)04502-7].
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