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Collective Charge Fluctuations in Single-Electron Processes on Nano-Networks

Soft Condensed Matter 2010-10-07 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Using numerical modeling we study emergence of structure and structure-related nonlinear conduction properties in the self-assembled nanoparticle films. Particularly, we show how different nanoparticle networks emerge within assembly processes with molecular bio-recognition binding. We then simulate the charge transport under voltage bias via single-electron tunnelings through the junctions between nanoparticles on such type of networks. We show how the regular nanoparticle array and topologically inhomogeneous nanonetworks affect the charge transport. We find long-range correlations in the time series of charge fluctuation at individual nanoparticles and of flow along the junctions within the network. These correlations explain the occurrence of a large nonlinearity in the simulated and experimentally measured current-voltage characteristics and non-Gaussian fluctuations of the current at the electrode.

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@article{arxiv.0811.1527,
  title  = {Collective Charge Fluctuations in Single-Electron Processes on Nano-Networks},
  author = {Milovan Suvakov and Bosiljka Tadic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.1527},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages, 7 figures

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