Abstract
Following the discovery of Coulomb oscillation by the proton tunneling in Ni-Nb-Zr-H glassy alloys, we investigated the temperature-dependent hydrogen effect of electric conduction of the (Ti50Ni25Cu 25)100-xHx(0 ≤x ≤ 38.6) glassy alloys. Electric current-induced voltage oscillation at 560 kHz was observed in the current-voltage curve of nanoscopic size tunnel junctions arranged in a low-capacitance, multiple-junction configuration of the glassy alloys in the temperature range of 333 K to 6 K. The typical Coulomb staircase in I- V characteristics indicates typical quantum dot tunneling at room temperature. This behavior appeared to be derived from Coulomb oscillation, based on proton resonance associated with the multiple-junctions among Ti-tetrahedral clusters belonging to each icosahedron-like polyhedron in the Ni-Nb-Zr glassy alloys.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-157 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research |
Volume | 246 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Jan 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics