Four-point probe resistance measurements using PtIr-coated carbon nanotube tips.

Yoshimoto, Shinya; Murata, Yuya; Kubo, Keisuke; Tomita, Kazuhiro; Motoyoshi, Kenji; Kimura, Takehiko; Okino, Hiroyuki; Hobara, Rei et al. · Nano Lett · 2007

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We performed four-terminal conductivity measurements on a CoSi2 nanowire (NW) at room temperature by using PtIr-coated carbon nanotube (CNT) tips in a four-tip scanning tunneling microscope. The physical stability and high aspect ratio of the CNT tips made it possible to reduce the probe spacing down to ca. 30 nm. The probe-spacing dependence of resistance showed diffusive transport even at 30 nm and no current leakage to the Si substrate.

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