Generation and electrical contacting of gold quantum dots

We report on first tries in generating a system of 20-nm-wide parallel bars as templates for conductive gold wires, decorated with Au 55 (PPh 3 ) 12 Cl 6 clusters. The electrical characterization of these quasi one-dimensional arrangements shows pronounced nonlinearity, reflecting charging effects o...

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Published in:Colloid and polymer science 2008-08, Vol.286 (8-9), p.1029-1037
Main Authors: Schmid, G., Reuter, T., Simon, U., Noyong, M., Blech, K., Santhanam, V., Jäger, D., Slomka, H., Lüth, H., Lepsa, M. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Bars
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Charging
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Clusters
Complex Fluids and Microfluidics
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Decoration
Electric wire
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Food Science
Gold
Materials science
Methods of nanofabrication
Molecular electronics, nanoelectronics
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Nonlinearity
Original Contribution
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Polymer Sciences
Quantum dots
Quantum wires
Self-assembly
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
Soft and Granular Matter
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Summary:We report on first tries in generating a system of 20-nm-wide parallel bars as templates for conductive gold wires, decorated with Au 55 (PPh 3 ) 12 Cl 6 clusters. The electrical characterization of these quasi one-dimensional arrangements shows pronounced nonlinearity, reflecting charging effects on the small clusters. Furthermore, very first results on the generation of 2.5-nm bars are also reported.
ISSN:0303-402X
1435-1536
DOI:10.1007/s00396-008-1866-2