Size Dependent Single-electron Tunneling Effect of Two-dimensional Gold Clusters on Self-assembled Alkylthiol Monolayers on Au(111)

Jianguo Hou; Ping Sheng; Bing Wang; Xudong Xiao

Size Dependent Single-electron Tunneling Effect of Two-dimensional Gold Clusters on Self-assembled Alkylthiol Monolayers on Au(111)

Jianguo Hou, Ping Sheng, Bing Wang, Xudong Xiao

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Two dimensional (2-D) Au clusters were deposited on the self-assembled alkylthiol monolayer (SAM) by thermal evaporation and their I-V characteristics were studied by STM/STS. The curves show current steps similar to Coulomb blockade and the Coulomb staircase effect with asymmetric behavior. While the zero conductance gap is due to Coulomb blockade, in good agreement with semi-classical theory, the step-plateau behavior with asymmetry in voltage spacing and current increase can be attributed to the effect from internal energy levels.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1995

Keywords

Tunneling effect
Thermal evaporation
STM/STS
Coulomb blockade
Zero conductance gap

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Size Dependent Single-electron Tunneling Effect of Two-dimensional Gold Clusters on Self-assembled Alkylthiol Monolayers on Au(111)

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