A STM study of ultra-small cadmium sulphide particles formed in a bilayer of cadmium arachidate exposed to a hydrogen sulphide atmosphere is reported. Particles of nanometre size were identified as negative features inside the film after the reaction. Voltage-current characteristics of particles of different apparent sizes were measured by means of the microscope probe. The behaviour of the tunnelling current indicates the occurrence of a Coulomb staircase at room temperature and reveals a new phenomenon which shows the appearance of regions with negative resistance.

Observation of room temperature mono-electron phenomena on nanometre-sized CdS particles

Facci P;
1995

Abstract

A STM study of ultra-small cadmium sulphide particles formed in a bilayer of cadmium arachidate exposed to a hydrogen sulphide atmosphere is reported. Particles of nanometre size were identified as negative features inside the film after the reaction. Voltage-current characteristics of particles of different apparent sizes were measured by means of the microscope probe. The behaviour of the tunnelling current indicates the occurrence of a Coulomb staircase at room temperature and reveals a new phenomenon which shows the appearance of regions with negative resistance.
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