Formation and manipulation of a metallic wire of single gold atoms

作者: N. Agraït , A. I. Yanson , H. E. van den Brom , J. M. van Ruitenbeek , G. Rubio Bollinger

DOI: 10.1038/27405

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摘要: … Quantum properties of the conductance can be observed when ‘breaking’ a metallic contact: as two metal electrodes in contact with each other are slowly retracted, the contact area …

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