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We have studied the resistance of two-dimensional random percolating networks of zero-width metallic nanowires (rings or sticks). We toke into account the nanowire resistance per unit length, the junction (nanowire/nanowire contact)…
Using the mean-field approximation, a formula for the effective electrical conductivity of a two-dimensional system of randomly arranged conducting sticks with a given orientation distribution was obtained. Both the resistance of the sticks…
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Although the two-dimensional model of random networks of metallic nanowires or carbon nanotubes is widely used, it significantly overestimates the number of contacts between elements compared to quasi-three-dimensional models. This, within…
Using computer simulation, we investigated the dependence of the electrical conductivity of random two-dimensional systems of straight nanowires on the main parameters. Both the resistance of the conductors and the resistance of the…
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We investigate the steady state of a two-dimensional random resistor network subjected to two competing biased percolations as a function of the bias strength. The properties of the linear and nonlinear regimes are studied by means of Monte…
We study by means of Monte-Carlo numerical simulations the resistance of two-dimensional random percolating networks of stick, widthless nanowires. We use the multi-nodal representation (MNR) to model a nanowire network as a graph. We…