Title :
Room temperature Coulomb-blockade observation of alkanethiol-encapsulated gold particles using AFM
Author :
Shujuan Huang ; Gen Tsutsui ; Sakaue, H. ; Shingubara, S. ; Takahagi, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hiroshima Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In this study, the observation of self-organized nanostructure and the electrical characterization of alkanethiol-encapsulated gold particles are carried out using atomic force microscope (AFM). The AFM observation of nanostructure of gold dots was performed in the contact mode. The I-V characteristics between AFM tip and HOPG substrate through hexadecanethiol-encapsulated gold particles was measured using a gold-coated tip.
Keywords :
Coulomb blockade; atomic force microscopy; gold; mesoscopic systems; metal clusters; nanostructured materials; organic compounds; 20 C; AFM; Au; HOPG substrate; I-V characteristics; alkanethiol-encapsulated gold particles; atomic force microscopy; contact mode; electrical characterization; gold dots; hexadecanethiol-encapsulated gold particles; room temperature Coulomb-blockade; self-organized nanostructure; Atomic force microscopy; Electric variables; Gold; Nanoelectronics; Nanostructures; Particle measurements; Quantum dots; Self-assembly; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, 1999. Digest of Papers. Microprocesses and Nanotechnology '99. 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Yokohama, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-930813-97-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMNC.1999.797469
