Abstract
We have measured the thermopower S and electrical conductivity σ in a series of Cux(SiO2)1-x nanogranular films between 2 and 300 K with Cu volume fraction x varying from 0.43 up to 1.0. At low temperatures, disorder-enhanced electron-electron interaction effects dictate the behavior of σ. A crossover of the temperature dependence from σ∝ T to σ∝T1/3 is observed as x is lowered and the metal-insulator transition is approached. S is small, shows linear temperature dependence, and is rather insensitive to the change of x. Effects of annealing are also discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 523-525 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 15 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)