Field-dependant hopping conduction in silicon nanocrystal films

Rafiq, MA, Durrani, ZAK, Mizuta, H, Hassan, MM and Oda, S (2008) Field-dependant hopping conduction in silicon nanocrystal films. Journal of Applied Physics, 104, -.

Abstract

We investigate the electric field dependence of hopping conduction in 300 nm thick films of similar to 8 nm diameter silicon nanocrystals. The hopping conductivity sigma follows a ln(sigma)proportional to 1/T-1/2 dependence with temperature T, explained by a percolation hopping conduction model. At high fields F>similar to 1x10(5) V/cm, the hopping conductivity follows a ln(sigma)proportional to F-1/2 dependence. This dependence is investigated using the concept of "effective temperature," introduced originally by Shklovskii for hopping conduction in disordered materials.

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