Title
Quantum transport in three-dimensional metalattices of platinum featuring an unprecedentedly large surface area to volume ratio
Date Issued
01 March 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Chen Y.
Liu Y.
Moradifar P.
Glaid A.J.
Russell J.L.
Mahale P.
Yu S.Y.
Culp T.E.
Kumar M.
Mohney S.E.
Mallouk T.E.
Alem N.
Badding J.V.
Liu Y.
Pennsylvania State University
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) electronic nanomaterials are less explored than their counterparts in the lower dimensions because of the limited techniques for the preparation of high-quality materials. Here we report characterization of and quantum transport measurement on 3D metalattices of Pt grown in the voids of self-assembled templates of silica nanospheres by confined chemical fluid deposition. These Pt metalattices featuring an unprecedentedly large surface area to volume ratio were found to show positive magnetoresistance (MR) at low temperatures, changing from positive to negative in low magnetic fields within a narrow temperature window as the temperature was raised. The low-field MR was attributed to the effect of quantum interference of electronic waves in the diffusive regime in three dimensions, processes known as weak localization and antilocalization. We argue that the presence of the large surface area to volume ratio results in such a strong enhancement in the electron-phonon scatterings that a change in the sign in the MR is enabled.
Volume
4
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
FÃsica de la materia condensada
IngenierÃa de materiales
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85083374931
Source
Physical Review Materials
ISSN of the container
24759953
Sponsor(s)
We acknowledge useful discussions with Vin Crespi, Chris Giebink, and Mingliang Tian. We thank the Pennsylvania State University Materials Characterization Laboratory and Nanofabrication Laboratory for support in material characterization and sample preparation. This work was supported by the Pennsylvania State University Center for Nanoscale Science, an NSF-sponsored Materials Science and Engineering Center, under Grant No. DMR-1420620.
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