Coulomb blockade effects and conduction mechanism in extremely thin polycrystalline-silicon wires

Journal of Applied Physics Volume 91 Issue 8 Page 5213-5220 published_at 2002-04-15
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Coulomb blockade effects and conduction mechanism in extremely thin polycrystalline-silicon wires
Creator
Kawamura Kensaku
Kidera Toshiro
Source Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume 91
Issue 8
Start Page 5213
End Page 5220
Abstract
Narrow (>95 nm) and extremely thin (~7 nm) heavily phosphorous-doped polycrystalline-silicon (poly-Si) wires were fabricated by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition. The electrical conduction mechanism has been investigated at low temperatures (down to ~5 K), and observation by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was carried out. Single-electron effects such as Coulomb oscillations have been observed at temperatures up to 80 K. The size of the island in the poly-Si wires was estimated from the electrical properties, and it was in the same order as the grain size of the poly-Si measured by TEM. A maximum tunnel barrier height of ~26 meV of the poly-Si grain boundary is obtained from the temperature dependence of the conductance of the sample. A model for the electronic conduction through multiple islands was proposed from the width dependence of their electrical properties.
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
Date of Issued 2002-04-15
Rights
Copyright (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Publish Type Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 0021-8979
[DOI] 10.1063/1.1464650
[NCID] AA00693547
[DOI] http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1464650