Gate-induced crossover from unconventional metals to Fermi liquids in multiwalled carbon nanotubes

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作者
Kanbara, T [1 ]
Iwasa, T
Tsukagoshi, K
Aoyagi, Y
Iwasa, Y
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Mat Res, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
[2] RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[3] Tokyo Inst Technol, Yokohama, Kanagawa 3368502, Japan
[4] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, PRESTO, Kawaguchi 3320012, Japan
[5] Japan Sci & Technol Agcy, CREST, Kawaguchi 3320012, Japan
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日本学术振兴会;
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10.1063/1.1842373
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We observed an ambipolar behavior in multiwalled carbon nanotubes in a backgate configuration, which allowed us to perform systematic inspection of the low-temperature transport properties against gate voltage. The results revealed that a power-law temperature-dependent conductance, which is a sign of an unconventional metallic state, disappears when a high gate voltage is applied, and conductance becomes temperature independent, indicating a normal Fermi liquid state. This demonstrates a field effect tuning of electronic states in nanoscaled materials. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
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