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Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition

Jombert, A.S.; Coleman, K.S.; Wood, D.; Petty, M.C.; Zeze, D.A.

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Authors

A.S. Jombert

D. Wood



Abstract

The fabrication of large area thin films of single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition is reported. The in-plane current versus voltage (I-V) characteristics were dependent on the concentration of SWCNTs transferred from the solvents onto the substrates. Solutions with a low SWCNT concentration produced films that exhibited a nonlinear I-V regime. The experimental data fitted with various conduction models indicated that Poole-Frenkel conduction was the dominant mechanism. The temperature dependence of the conductivity also supported this model. Two activation energies were identified-approximately 10 and 20 meV. These were thought to be associated with the surfactant coatings of the nanotubes. Increasing the SWCNT loading in the thin films led to an Ohmic conduction process by virtue of a denser network of conductive paths in the film and conduction via tube to tube contacts.

Citation

Jombert, A., Coleman, K., Wood, D., Petty, M., & Zeze, D. (2008). Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition. Journal of Applied Physics, 104(9), Article 094503. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006015

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 9, 2008
Online Publication Date Nov 5, 2008
Publication Date Nov 1, 2008
Deposit Date Oct 29, 2012
Publicly Available Date Nov 2, 2012
Journal Journal of Applied Physics
Print ISSN 0021-8979
Electronic ISSN 1089-7550
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 104
Issue 9
Article Number 094503
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006015
Keywords Carbon nanotubes, Composite materials, Electrical conductivity, Poole-Frenkel effect, Thin films.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1558940

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Copyright (2008) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Jombert, A.S. and Coleman, K.S. and Wood, D. and Petty, M.C. and Zeze, D.A. (2008) 'Poole-Frenkel conduction in single wall carbon nanotube composite films built up by electrostatic layer-by-layer deposition.', Journal of applied physics., 104 (9). 094503 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3006015






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