Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-07-07
Phys Rev B 79, 174428 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
We report on transport properties of millimetric super-lattices of CoFe nanoparticles surrounded by organic ligands. R(T)s follow R(T) = R_0.exp(T/T_0)^0.5 with T_0 ranging from 13 to 256 K. At low temperature I(V)s follow I=K[(V-V_T)/V_T]^ksi with ksi ranging 3.5 to 5.2. I(V) superpose on a universal curve when shifted by a voltage proportional to the temperature. Between 1.8 and 10 K a high-field magnetoresistance with large amplitude and a strong voltage-dependence is observed. Its amplitude only depends on the magnetic field/temperature ratio. Its origin is attributed to the presence of paramagnetic states present at the surface or between the nanoparticles. Below 1.8 K, this high-field magnetoresistance abruptly disappears and inverse tunnelling magnetoresistance is observed, the amplitude of which does not exceed 1%. At this low temperature, some samples display in their I(V) characteristics abrupt and hysteretic transitions between the Coulomb blockade regime and the conductive regime. The increase of the current during these transitions can be as high as a factor 30. The electrical noise increases when the sample is near the transition. The application of a magnetic field decreases the voltage at which these transitions occur so magnetic-field induced transitions are also observed. Depending on the applied voltage, the temperature and the amplitude of the magnetic field, the magnetic-field induced transitions are either reversible or irreversible. These abrupt and hysteretic transitions are also observed in resistance-temperature measurements. They could be the soliton avalanches predicted by Sverdlov et al. [Phys. Rev. B 64, 041302 (R), 2001] or could also be interpreted as a true phase transition between a Coulomb glass phase to a liquid phase of electrons.
Carrey Julian
Chaudret Bruno
Desvaux Celine
Lacroix L.-M.
Renaud Parentani
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