Power-like corrections to the conductivity of Mo–C nanocomposites
https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-1-169-174
Abstract
The evolution of the electron transport character in thin films of Mo–C nanocomposites is studied over the metal concentration range 0.14 – 0.3 at temperatures from 4.2 to 400 K. It is shown that conductivity of the Mo–C nanocomposites demonstrates the distinct power-like behavior in the two temperature intervals separated at 20 – 25 K. The concentration dependences of the power exponent in both temperature intervals are characterized by the expressed minimum at Mo content close to 0.2 varying over the range 0.25 – 1.0. The experimental data are discussed and simulated in the model of inelastic tunneling of the electrons in amorphous dielectrics in the framework of the effective medium approximation.
About the Author
A. D. Bozhko
A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow
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Bozhko A.D. Power-like corrections to the conductivity of Mo–C nanocomposites. Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics. 2016;7(1):169-174. https://doi.org/10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-1-169-174
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