Table 2 |
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| Comparison of electron mobilities (cm2 V−1 s−1) of 1-D nanomaterials and nanoparticles | |
| Nanomaterials | Electron mobilities (cm2 V−1 s−1) |
| SWCNT | 7.9a–10b × 104 |
| Si nanowire | 1000c |
| Ge nanowire | 600–700d |
| ZnO nanowire | 1–5e |
| ZnO nanoparticle film | 0.017–0.066f |
| TiO2nanoparticle film | <10−3g |
aField-effect and; b intrinsic mobility of a 300 nm long and 3.9 nm diameter single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) [50]; c 8–30 nm wide Si nanowires [51]; d 20 nm wide Ge nanowires [52]; e 16–17 μm long and 130–200 nm wide ZnO nanowire [23]; f for particle size around 4 nm [53]; g for 4–8 nm anatase TiO2 nanocrystals; it is 15 cm2 V−1 s−1 in single crystal TiO2[54]
Yu and Chen Nanoscale Research Letters 2008 4:1 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-4-1