Modifications induced by silicon and nickel ion beams in the electrical conductivity of zinc nanowires

作者：Kaur Amandeep^*; Chauhan R P

来源：Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics , 2013, 24(11): 4302-4310.

DOI：10.1007/s10854-013-1402-0

This paper presents the modification in electrical conductivity of Zn nanowires under swift heavy ions irradiation at different fluences. The polycrystalline Zn nanowires were synthesized within polymeric templates, using electrochemical deposition technique and were irradiated with 80 MeV Si7+ and 110 MeV Ni8+ ion beams with fluence varying from 1 x 10(12) to 3 x 10(13) ions/cm(2). I-V characteristics of exposed nanowires revealed a decrease in electrical conductivity with increase in ion fluence which was found to be independent of applied potential difference. But in the case of high fluence of Ni ion beam (3 x 10(13) ions/cm(2)), electrical conductivity was found to increase with potential difference. The analysis found a significant contribution from grain boundaries scattering of conduction electrons and defects produced by ion beam during irradiation on flow of charge carriers in nanowires.

• 出版日期2013-11