Electron-hopping modes in NiMn2O4+δ materials
- 7 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 86 (7)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1866643
Abstract
The resistance versus temperature characteristics of thermistors have been analyzed. In the literature, electron transport in manganate spinels is commonly described by a small-polaron model for nearest neighbor hopping, but variable range hopping (VRH) has not been considered so far. In this study differentiated data were analyzed, allowing a clear distinction between different modes of hopping. In pressed pellets and thick screen printed films conduction was well described by a VRH model for a parabolic density of states, which was confirmed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy.
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