Low-temperature electronic transport in ferromagnetic cluster embedded carbon nanotubes

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Abstract

We present the electronic transport properties of ferromagnetic material embedded alumina template grown carbon nanotubes. Zero-field temperature dependence of the conductance in ferromagnetic cluster-embedded tubes (FM-MWNT) reveals a L\"{u}ttinger liquid type of behavior in the higher temperature region. Differential conductance measurements for discrete applied magnetic field show the appearance of field-dependent oscillations at low temperatures. The properties of the FM-MWNT were found to change permanently under the application of a magnetic field, indicating that the charge transport is sensitive to the relative magnetic orientations (random or aligned) of the nanoclusters. Those measurements suggest differences between charge transport in a L\"{u}ttinger liquid under the influence of ``random'' and ``ferromagnetically aligned'' impurities.

Authors

  • Caterina Soldano

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Swastik Kar

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Robert Vajtai

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Saikat Talapatra

    University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of Physics, University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale

  • Saroj Nayak

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Renssleaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Pulickel Ajayan

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute