High density p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 nanowires by electrochemical templating through ion-track lithography


Li, XH, Koukharenko, E, Nandhakumar, IS, Tudor, J, Beeby, SP and White, NM (2009) High density p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 nanowires by electrochemical templating through ion-track lithography. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 11, 3584-3590.

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High density p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 nanowire arrays are produced by a combination of electrodeposition and ion-track lithography technology. Initially, the electrodeposition of p-type wBi(0.5)Sb(1.5)Te(3) films is investigated to find out the optimal conditions for the deposition of nanowires. Polyimide-based Kapton foils are chosen as a polymer for ion track irradiation and nanotemplating Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 nanowires. The obtained nanowires have average diameters of 80 nm and lengths of 20 mu m, which are equivalent to the pore size and thickness of Kapton foils. The nanowires exhibit a preferential orientation along the {110} plane with a composition of 11.26 at.% Bi, 26.23 at.% Sb, and 62.51 at.% Te. Temperature dependence studies of the electrical resistance show the semiconducting nature of the nanowires with a negative temperature coefficient of resistance and band gap energy of 0.089 +/- 0.006 eV.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Imported from ISI Web of Science
Divisions: Faculty of Physical and Applied Science > Electronics and Computer Science > EEE
Item ID: 270018
Date Deposited: 21 Apr 2010 07:46
Last Modified: 02 Mar 2012 12:42
Contributors: Li, XH (Author)
Koukharenko, E (Author)
Nandhakumar, IS (Author)
Tudor, J (Author)
Beeby, SP (Author)
White, NM (Author)
Date: 2009
Additional Information: Imported from ISI Web of Science
Status: Unpublished
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ISI Citation Count:8
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/270018

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