Abstract
A semimetal to semiconductor transition in low-dimensional Bi nanowires is theoretically predicted based on the quantum confinement effect, which results in the enhancement of the thermoelectric performance. However, this transition has rarely been observed in the transport properties of gate modulation because of there being too few charge carriers induced by a typical electric field effect. In this paper, we report on our observations of the on-off state in a Bi nanowire using a polyethylene oxide/LiClO4 electrolyte gate, which produces a much larger effect than a back-gate. The carrier density of the surface state was found to be consistent with previously reported results. The intrinsic properties of the Bi nanowires, as obtained by temperature- and diameter-dependent gate modulations, are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 923-929 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Nanoscale |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Jan 14 |
Fingerprint
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
Cite this
}
Semimetal to semiconductor transition and polymer electrolyte gate modulation in single-crystalline bismuth nanowires. / Kim, Jeongmin; Lee, Wooyoung.
In: Nanoscale, Vol. 9, No. 2, 14.01.2017, p. 923-929.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Semimetal to semiconductor transition and polymer electrolyte gate modulation in single-crystalline bismuth nanowires
AU - Kim, Jeongmin
AU - Lee, Wooyoung
PY - 2017/1/14
Y1 - 2017/1/14
N2 - A semimetal to semiconductor transition in low-dimensional Bi nanowires is theoretically predicted based on the quantum confinement effect, which results in the enhancement of the thermoelectric performance. However, this transition has rarely been observed in the transport properties of gate modulation because of there being too few charge carriers induced by a typical electric field effect. In this paper, we report on our observations of the on-off state in a Bi nanowire using a polyethylene oxide/LiClO4 electrolyte gate, which produces a much larger effect than a back-gate. The carrier density of the surface state was found to be consistent with previously reported results. The intrinsic properties of the Bi nanowires, as obtained by temperature- and diameter-dependent gate modulations, are also discussed.
AB - A semimetal to semiconductor transition in low-dimensional Bi nanowires is theoretically predicted based on the quantum confinement effect, which results in the enhancement of the thermoelectric performance. However, this transition has rarely been observed in the transport properties of gate modulation because of there being too few charge carriers induced by a typical electric field effect. In this paper, we report on our observations of the on-off state in a Bi nanowire using a polyethylene oxide/LiClO4 electrolyte gate, which produces a much larger effect than a back-gate. The carrier density of the surface state was found to be consistent with previously reported results. The intrinsic properties of the Bi nanowires, as obtained by temperature- and diameter-dependent gate modulations, are also discussed.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85008931760&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85008931760&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1039/c6nr06839a
DO - 10.1039/c6nr06839a
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85008931760
VL - 9
SP - 923
EP - 929
JO - Nanoscale
JF - Nanoscale
SN - 2040-3364
IS - 2
ER -