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Apr 2012

Volume 83, Issue 4, Articles (04xxxx)

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Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 041101 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3697599 (19 pages)

Michael A. Duncan

The laser vaporization cluster source in the "cutaway" configuration. The sample rod is mounted from above with a flexible nylon screw in a holding block. The pulsed gas valve is mounted in the stainless steel can (left) and the skimmer is mounted on the opposite wall.

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Nonlinear effects in transient electrothermal characterization of anatase TiO2 nanowires

Xuhui Feng, Xiaopeng Huang, and Xinwei Wang

Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 044901 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3702805 (9 pages)

Online Publication Date: 16 April 2012

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As an effective transient thermal characterization technique, the transient electrothermal (TET) technique features a capability of measuring micro/nanoscale samples of diverse electrical conducting natures. In this work, single anatase titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanowires fabricated using the electrospinning method are characterized using the TET technique. Time-dependent nonlinear effect is observed for both rise and fall stages in the voltage-time (U-t) response profile. The coated iridium film and soldered platinum pads possibly compromise the linear Ohmic effect and introduce undesired effects into the whole system. Two quantitative methods: generalized function analysis and direct capacitance derivation, are developed to suppress the nonlinear effect based on U-t profiles. Data processing is performed to determine the thermal diffusivity using global fitting under non-constant electrical heating. The effective thermal diffusivities from modified analysis processes stay in the range from 2 to 6 × 10−6 m2/s. The results from both methods agree well with each other. The general function analysis method is also applicable for samples of short time thermal transport or for an experimental instrument that has relatively long rise time.
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81.07.Gf Nanowires
73.40.Ns Metal-nonmetal contacts
61.46.Km Structure of nanowires and nanorods (long, free or loosely attached, quantum wires and quantum rods, but not gate-isolated embedded quantum wires)
72.20.Pa Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects
66.70.Df Metals, alloys, and semiconductors
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