Reaction of FeCl2 and H4DSBDC (2,5-disulfhydrylbenzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid) leads to the formation of Fe2(DSBDC), an analogue of M2(DOBDC) (MOF-74, DOBDC(4-) = 2,5-dihydroxybenzene-1,4-dicarboxylate). The bulk electrical conductivity values of both Fe2(DSBDC) and Fe2(DOBDC) are ∼6 orders of magnitude higher than those of the Mn(2+) analogues, Mn2(DEBDC) (E = O, S). Because the metals are of t...

The quantum transport properties of a Cu-CNT composite are studied using a non-equilibrium Green's function approach combined with the self-consistent-charge density-functional tight-binding method. The results show that the electrical conductance of the composite depends strongly on CNT density and alignment but more weakly on chirality. Alignment with the applied bias is preferred and the con...

SnO2 is widely used as a transparent conductor and sensor material. Better understanding and control of its conductivity would enhance its performance in existing applications and enable new ones, such as in light emitters. Using density functional theory, we show that the conventional attribution of n-type conductivity to intrinsic point defects is incorrect. Unintentional incorporation of hyd...

We report on the transient photoconductivity of hot carriers in undoped bulklike In0.53Ga0.47As observed via time-resolved terahertz far-infrared spectroscopy. For very dilute photoexcitation densities of ,1310 cm and an initial excess carrier energy of 630 meV, we find that electrons have an effective intervalley L→G return time of 3.1 ps as measured via the increased electrical conductivity a...

We report on ultrafast optical experiments in which femtosecond midinfrared radiation is used to excite the lattice of complex oxide heterostructures. By tuning the excitation energy to a vibrational mode of the substrate, a long-lived five-order-of-magnitude increase of the electrical conductivity of NdNiO(3) epitaxial thin films is observed as a structural distortion propagates across the int...

When a seismic wave propagates in a uid-saturated porous medium, a seismoelectric eld can be induced in the medium due to an electric double layer at the interface between solid and uid. The strength of the seismoelectric eld depends on the characteristics of the double layer and the conductivity of the saturant uid. In our experiments two kinds of seismoelectric elds, a radiating electromagnet...

Hydrogen plays an important role as an impurity in solids. Hydrogen's interactions with materials are discussed on the basis of its behavior as an isolated interstitial impurity. In most semiconductors and oxides hydrogen is amphoteric, always counteracting the prevailing conductivity of the material. But in some materials hydrogen acts as a source of conductivity. These concepts are illustrate...

Ice flashover threatens the security and reliability of power transmission. However, the ice flashover mechanism of insulators remains poorly understood. This study analyses water droplet freezing and ion distribution in ice layer under alternating electric field. It also investigates ion migration during icing process of insulator string under alternating electric field and its effects on insu...

Monte Carlo simulations and tight-binding calculations shed light on the properties of three-dimensional nanographene, a material composed of interlinked, covalently-bonded nanoplatelet graphene units. By constructing realistic model networks of nanographene, we study its structure, mechanical stability, and optoelectronic properties. We find that the material is nanoporous with high specific s...