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Title: Transport properties in semiconducting NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes

Abstract

The electronic transport properties in individual niobium disulphide (NbS{sub 2}) nanoflakes mechanically exfoliated from the bulk crystal with three rhombohedral (3R) structure grown by chemical vapor transport were investigated. It is found that the conductivity values of the single-crystalline nanoflakes are approximately two orders of magnitude lower than that of their bulk counterparts. Temperature-dependent conductivity measurements show that the 3R-NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes exhibit semiconducting transport behavior, which is also different from the metallic character in the bulk crystals. In addition, the noncontinuous conductivity variations were observed at the temperature below 180 K for both the nanoflakes and the bulks, which is attributed to the probable charge density wave transition. The photoconductivities in the semiconducting nanoflakes were also observed under the excitation at 532 nm wavelength. The probable mechanisms resulting in the different transport behaviors between the NbS{sub 2} nanostructure and bulk were discussed.

Authors:
;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan (China)
  2. Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22311035
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 105; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; CHARGE DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCITATION; MONOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; NIOBIUM SULFIDES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRIGONAL LATTICES; WAVELENGTHS

Citation Formats

Huang, Y. H., Chen, R. S., E-mail: rsc@mail.ntust.edu.tw, Ho, C. H., Peng, C. C., and Huang, Y. S. Transport properties in semiconducting NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4894857.
Huang, Y. H., Chen, R. S., E-mail: rsc@mail.ntust.edu.tw, Ho, C. H., Peng, C. C., & Huang, Y. S. Transport properties in semiconducting NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894857
Huang, Y. H., Chen, R. S., E-mail: rsc@mail.ntust.edu.tw, Ho, C. H., Peng, C. C., and Huang, Y. S. 2014. "Transport properties in semiconducting NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894857.
@article{osti_22311035,
title = {Transport properties in semiconducting NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes},
author = {Huang, Y. H. and Chen, R. S., E-mail: rsc@mail.ntust.edu.tw and Ho, C. H. and Peng, C. C. and Huang, Y. S.},
abstractNote = {The electronic transport properties in individual niobium disulphide (NbS{sub 2}) nanoflakes mechanically exfoliated from the bulk crystal with three rhombohedral (3R) structure grown by chemical vapor transport were investigated. It is found that the conductivity values of the single-crystalline nanoflakes are approximately two orders of magnitude lower than that of their bulk counterparts. Temperature-dependent conductivity measurements show that the 3R-NbS{sub 2} nanoflakes exhibit semiconducting transport behavior, which is also different from the metallic character in the bulk crystals. In addition, the noncontinuous conductivity variations were observed at the temperature below 180 K for both the nanoflakes and the bulks, which is attributed to the probable charge density wave transition. The photoconductivities in the semiconducting nanoflakes were also observed under the excitation at 532 nm wavelength. The probable mechanisms resulting in the different transport behaviors between the NbS{sub 2} nanostructure and bulk were discussed.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4894857},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22311035}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 9,
volume = 105,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}