Cosmic ray ionization and Jesse effect behavior in electrode systems with nanostructures
arXiv:1209.3421
Abstract
Gaseous electronic characteristics due to cosmic ray ionization in the electrode systems with ZnO and carbon nanostructures have been examined in atmospheric Ar/N2 and O2/N2 mixtures. The electric conductivity at the quasi linear stage is measured at the level of 10-11~10-10 S/m, 4~5 orders of magnitudes higher than that of the samples without nanostructures, which is construed by the 108~1010 times increment of the cosmic ray ionization frequency. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that the role of one-dimensional nanostructures in this gaseous electronic phenomenon is based on the intensive field gradient effect, rather than the field enhancement effect.
16 pages, 3 figures