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Authors: Roy, Manosi; Mucha, Nikhil R.; Ponnam, Rahul G.; Jaipan, Panupong; Scott-Emuakpor, Onome; Yarmolenko, Sergey; Majumdar, Alak K.; Kumar, Dhananjay 
Title: Quantum interference effects in titanium nitride films at low temperatures 
Type: Journal Article 
Publisher: Thin Solid Films 
Year: 2019 
Volume: 681 
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2019.05.005 
WEB-link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609019302718 
Abstract: Detailed electrical resistivity (ρ) measurements have been carried out in epitaxial TiN thin films in the temperature (T) range of 4 ≤ T ≤ 300 K in magnetic fields from 0 to 6 T. The ρ (T) data show distinct minima around 38 K, which remains unaffected by the external magnetic fields. At higher temperatures (100−300K), the ρ(T) behavior was found to be linear in agreement with classical electron-phonon interactions (∝T). Below the minima, the ρ(T) is unequivocally described by the quantum interference effect (∝ − T). The value of the coefficient of the T term matches well with the near-universal value. 
Keywords: Titanium nitride; Resistivity minima; Quantum interference effect 
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