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Tuning the electrical transport properties of double-walled carbon nanotubes by semiconductor and semi-metal filling

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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 110, Issue 12, Pages -

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AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.3670879

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  1. University of the Witwatersrand Research Council
  2. DOA [W911NF-09-2-004]

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Manipulating the electrical properties of carbon nanotubes through semi-metal or semiconductor filling is of paramount importance in the realization of nano-electronic devices based on one dimensional composite materials. From low temperature electrical conductivity measurements of a network, of empty and filled double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT's), we report a transition in electrical transport features from hopping to weakly activated conduction by HgTe filling and also semi-metallic conduction in selenium (Se) filled DWNT's. Magneto-resistance (MR) studies of the filled DWNT's show suppression of the hopping conduction and a signature of 3D weak localization for Se@DWNT's at low temperatures and high magnetic fields. These results are discussed on the basis of strength of interaction between the filler material and the inner-walls of the host DWNT's, which enhances the electronic density of states (DOS) in the material as well as the change in the property of the filler material due to constrained encapsulation. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3670879]

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