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Title: Transport properties of semiconducting nanocrystal arrays at low temperatures.

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.

We study the electron transport in semiconducting nanocrystal arrays at temperatures T << E{sub c}, where E{sub c} is the charging energy for a single grain. In this temperature range the electron transport is dominated by co-tunneling processes. We discuss both elastic and inelastic co-tunneling and show that for semiconducting nanocrystal arrays the inelastic contribution is strongly suppressed at low temperatures. We also compare our results with available experimental data.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
940205
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/JA-57175; APPLAB; TRN: US200823%%554
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 75, Issue Feb. 2007; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH