Quantum transport in indium nitride nanowires
Author(s) -
Liubing Huang,
Dongdong Li,
PaiChun Chang,
Sheng Chu,
H. M. Bozler,
I. S. Beloborodov,
Jia Grace Lu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.83.245310
Subject(s) - condensed matter physics , magnetoresistance , materials science , nanowire , variable range hopping , indium nitride , thermal conduction , magnetic field , indium , anisotropy , asymmetry , nitride , physics , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , optics , quantum mechanics , layer (electronics) , composite material
Transport measurements are performed under the variations of temperature and magnetic field on single crystalline InN nanowires. Conduction at low temperature reveals a three-dimensional Mott variable range hopping mechanism. With rising temperature, a semiconductor-to-metal transition is observed around 80 K. In addition, the nanowire exhibits negative magnetoresistance under both parallel and perpendicular fields due to the suppression of the electron wave function interference. A field direction asymmetry on the change of magnetoresistance is examined, attributing to the conduction channel anisotropy. © 2011 American Physical Society.
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