Fabrication and characterisation of Ni nanocontacts

被引:9
作者
Céspedes, O
Bari, MA
Dennis, C
Versluijs, JJ
Jan, G
O'Sullivan, J
Gregg, JF
Coey, JMD
机构
[1] Univ Dublin Trinity Coll, Dept Phys, Dublin 2, Ireland
[2] Univ Oxford, Clarendon Lab, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
[3] Trikon Technol Inc, Newport NP18 2TA, Gwent, Wales
基金
爱尔兰科学基金会;
关键词
sputtering; ferromagnetic films; ferromagnetic-nanoscale; electrodeposition;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-8853(01)01053-8
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We propose a simple method to make metallic nanocontacts. A gap is electrochemically etched in a Ni track. The gap resistance is monitored as material is redeposited from the solution to bridge the gap. I:V characteristics were compared with those of Ni nanocontacts fabricated using a focussed ion beam (FIB). The I:V characteristic is asymmetric above 200 K in both cases. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:492 / 494
页数:3
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