Quantum size effects in solitary wires of bismuth

Details Quantum size effects in solitary wires of bismuth Quantum size effects in solitary wires of bismuth

2007-11-29

arxiv.org/abs/0711.4816v1

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205437 (2007)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

5 pages, 6 figures, and the LaTeX source

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.76.205437

We have performed four-probe electrical transport measurements on solitary highly crystalline wires of semimetallic bismuth with aspect ratios up to 60 at room and at cryogenic temperatures. By proper choice of the substrate material and the film deposition parameters, lithographic wires with lateral dimensions of down to one single grain, $\sim 250$ nm, were fabricated. The electrical resistance of each wire was measured against its thickness through successive reactive ion etching of the self-same wire. Quantum size effects revealed themselves as regular oscillations in the electrical resistance. Some evidence for the semimetal-to-semiconductor phase transition has been detected. The measured data are discussed within the framework of the existing theoretical models.

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