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Current–voltage–temperature characteristics for 2D arrays of metallic quantum dots
Author(s) -
Remacle F.,
Levine R. D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1560/n79e-63lc-uk4y-mqq6
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanodot , excited state , conductivity , quantum dot , scattering , condensed matter physics , computation , voltage , optoelectronics , quantum mechanics , physics , algorithm , computer science
Abstract Computational results for the temperature‐dependent conductivity of compressed arrays of size‐selected Ag nanodots are discussed. Special attention is given to the role of phase transitions of the array as a function of external control variables: the applied voltage, the temperature, and the compression of the array. The computations are based on a scattering formalism that is presented in detail so that all the assumptions are explicitly spelled out. The results demonstrate the ability of low‐lying excited electronic states of 2D lattices to probe by temperature‐dependent conductivity measurements.