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                                                 Number 2481
                                                I-V Measurements of Nanoscale Wires and
Application Note                                Tubes with the Model 4200-SCS and Zyvex
           Series                               S100 Nanomanipulator


Introduction                                                                  Methods and Techniques
It is difficult to characterize very small circuit elements electrically in   Unlike general-purpose measurements and I-V curve generation on
current-generation semiconductors, as well as in next-generation              macro- and micro-scale components and materials, measurements on
nanoscale electronics and materials such as Single Wall Carbon                molecular wires and carbon nanotubes require special care and tech-
Nanotubes (SWNT). Many prober systems can have unacceptably large             niques. General-purpose resistance measurements and I-V curve genera-
metal pad requirements, and manual mechanical probe stations with             tion are often performed using a two-point electrical measurement tech-
optical microscopes can't resolve fine features. With standard gate           nique. However, when the resistance to be measured is relatively low (as
dimensions of less than 90nm and space budgets shrinking continuously,        may be the case with molecular wires, semiconducting nanowires, and
the smallest probe pad dimensions required for most prober systems            carbon nanotubes) or when the resistance of the probes or the contacts
remain fixed at about 50 microns. This limitation is largely the result of    is relatively high, a four-point probe will yield more accurate results.
the inaccuracy of probe movements and the size of the probe tips.
     These difficulties can be eliminated by combining a Keithley Model       Theory of Two-Point Measurements
4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System with an advanced               In order to determine a resistance, Ohm's law is used: R = V/I. A
nanomanipulation system, such as the Zyvex S100 Nanomanipulation              known current is sourced and flows through the unknown resistance.
System (shown in Figure 1). This combination offers 5nm movement              The voltage that develops across the resistance is measured and then
precision with probe tip diameters of less than 20nm and current-             the resistance is determined by dividing the measured voltage by the
measuring capability better than 1pA.                                         sourced current. A problem that occurs when using a two-wire setup is
                                                                              that the voltage is measured not only across the resistance in question,
                                                                              but includes the resistance of the leads and contacts as well (see Figure
                                                                              2). When using an ohmmeter to measure resistances greater than a few
                                                                              ohms, this added resistance is usually not a problem. However, when
                                                                              measuring low resistances on nanoscale materials or components, or
                                                                              when contact resistance may be high, obtaining accurate results with a
                                                                              two-wire measurement may be a problem.
                                                                              Source-Measure Unit
                                                                                                                  RLEAD             Test Current (I)
                                                                                                    HI



                                                                                                                   Lead                         Resistance
                                                                                I           VM           VM     Resistances    VR         RS
                                                                                                                                                Under Test

                                                                                                                  RLEAD
                                                                                                    LO


                                                                                                         VM = Voltage measured by meter
                                                                                                         VR = Voltage across resistor
                                                                                                                                     VM
                                                                                                         Measured Resistance =            = RS + (2 x RLEAD)
                                                                                                                                      I
                                                                                                                               VR
                                                                                                         Actual Resistance =          = RS
                                                                                                                                I

                                                                              Figure 2: Two-Point Measurement



Figure 1: Keithley Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System and
          the Zyvex S100 Nanomanipulator
Theory of Four-Point Measurements
A solution to the problem of two-point measurements that measure
the lead and contact resistance along with that of the device under test
(DUT) is the four-wire or "Kelvin" measurement. With Kelvin measure-
ments, a second set of probes is used for sensing. Negligible current
flows in these probes; therefore, only the voltage drop across the DUT
is measured (see Figure 3). As a result, resistance measurement or I-V
curve generation is more accurate.
 Source-Measure Unit
                                          RLEAD                     Test Current (I)
                       Source HI

                                          RLEAD       Sense Current (pA)
                       Sense HI



                                           Lead                                 Resistance
   I           VM                  VM   Resistances     VR                RS
                                                                                Under Test
                                                                                             Figure 4: I-V Curve Setup for Testing a Carbon Nanotube with the Keithley
                                          RLEAD                                                        4200-SCS KITE Application Program
                       Sense LO

                                          RLEAD                                                                                                    3.00E-07
                       Source LO


                              VM = Voltage measured by meter                                                                                       2.00E-07
                              VR = Voltage across resistor
                              Because sense current is negligible, VM = VR                                                                         1.00E-07
                                                               VM         VR
                              and measured resistance =               =
                                                                I         I                   AI (Amps)                                            0.00E-07
Figure 3: Four-Point Measurement                                                                          0.5     0.4    0.3          0.2         0.1       0         0.1          0.2          0.3        0.4          0.5

                                                                                                                                                  



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