Title :
Electrical properties of conductive metal/insulating shell nanocluster array
Author :
Moorthy, Gayathri ; Daneshvar, Kasra
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
We have investigated conduction in a closely packed nanocluster array of copper with a copper oxide nano shell as a function of temperature. The result is found to be nonlinear and shows a sudden increase in electrical conductivity above a critical temperature. An attempt has been made to explain this anomalous behavior in terms of electrical and physical properties of the metallic nanostructure.
Keywords :
copper; copper compounds; electrical conductivity; metal-insulator boundaries; nanostructured materials; Cu-CuO; conductive metal; copper oxide nano shell; critical temperature; electrical conductivity; insulating shell nanocluster array; metallic nanostructure; Copper; Insulators; Plasmons; Surface waves; Temperature; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Nashville, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-739-9
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.2011.5752901
