This thesis is a study of the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of indium antimonide (InSb) nanowires (NWs), that were synthesized by a template-assisted ordered growth technique via electrochemical deposition. InSb was chosen for this study because of its intrinsic properties that make it a material of choice for applications in high channel mobility, infrared (IR) sensing, thermoelectrics, and magnetoresistive sensing martials. This work has four main components: (i) Growth in commercially available anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template, where hole-dominated conduction was observed, following NW growth in a low pH electrolyte. The challenge in using these AAO templates was in covering the back surface of the pores with a metal film. Uncovered pores resulted in electrolyte leakage and non-reproducible results. (ii) Growth in flexible polycarbonate membranes, where the flexibility of the membranes resulted in polycrystalline or high defect density NW growth. (iii) Fabrication of an AAO template, where the barrier layer thinning technique was found to be efficient in removal of the think aluminum oxide barrier that exists at the interface between the template and the aluminum metal. This allows for direct growth of NWs into the template pores without the need for metal evaporation. (iv) Fabrication of a heterostructure comprising of an InSb layer sandwiched between two ferromagnetic contacts. Preliminary results show evidence of inverse spin-valve effect at the low temperature of 4K.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1703391 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Singh, Abhay Pratap |
| Contributors | Philipose, Usha, Neogi, Arup, Lin, Yuankun, Drachev, Vladimir |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xviii, 110 pages, Text |
| Rights | Public, Singh, Abhay Pratap, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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