%0 Journal Article
%T Negative differential resistance: another banana?
%A J. Li
%A H. -F. Zhang
%A G. -Q. Shao
%A B. -L. Wu
%A S. -X. Ouyang
%J Physics
%D 2014
%I arXiv
%R 10.1209/0295-5075/108/27005
%X Just like the artefact found in ferroelectric hysteresis loops, the nearly identical NDR effect shown in Sr3Co2Fe24O41, TiO2, Al2O3, glass and even banana skins is confirmed to be a kind of water behavior. The combination of water induced tunneling effect, water decomposition and absorption plays a crucial role in the NDR effect. The results and mechanism demonstrated here illustrate that much attention should be paid to the chemical environment when studying electrical properties of materials / devices.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1409.6438v1