中国物理B ›› 2009, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 2514-2522.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/6/066
龙云泽1, 尹志华1, 李蒙蒙1, DuvailJean-Luc2, 万梅香3, 顾长志4, 金爱子4
Long Yun-Ze(龙云泽)a)†, Yin Zhi-Hua(尹志华)a), Li Meng-Meng(李蒙蒙)a), Gu Chang-Zhi(顾长志)b), Duvail Jean-Lucc), Jin Ai-Zi(金爱子)b), and Wan Mei-Xiang(万梅香)d)
摘要: We report the current-voltage (I--V) characteristics of individual polypyrrole nanotubes and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanowires in a temperature range from 300~K to 2~K. Considering the complex structures of such quasi-one-dimensional systems with an array of ordered conductive regions separated by disordered barriers, we use the extended fluctuation-induced tunneling (FIT) and thermal excitation model (Kaiser expression) to fit the temperature and electric-field dependent I--V curves. It is found that the I--V data measured at higher temperatures or higher voltages can be well fitted by the Kaiser expression. However, the low-temperature data around the zero bias clearly deviate from those obtained from this model. The deviation (or zero-bias conductance suppression) could be possibly ascribed to the occurrence of the Coulomb-gap in the density of states near the Femi level and/or the enhancement of electron-electron interaction resulting from nanosize effects, which have been revealed in the previous studies on low-temperature electronic transport in conducting polymer films, pellets and nanostructures. In addition, similar I--V characteristics and deviation are also observed in an isolated K0.27MnO2 nanowire.
中图分类号: (Nanotubes)