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Published on: December 7, 2015
Temperature dependence of carbon nanofiber resistance
Toshishige Yamada1, Hisashi Yabutani, Tsutomu Saito
1Center for Nanostructures, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA. tyamada@scu.edu
Abstract:
Transport properties under current stress are examined for a carbon nanofiber (CNF) on an insulating substrate between tungsten-deposited gold electrodes. The temperature dependence of CNF resistance is determined based on our previously reported heat transport model. The measured devices exhibit a thermal activation behavior, suggesting transport in a disordered medium. The extracted activation energies fall within the 22-35 meV range.
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