Theoretical analysis of the conductance histograms and structural properties of Ag, Pt, and Ni nanocontacts

作者: F. Pauly , M. Dreher , J. K. Viljas , M. Häfner , J. C. Cuevas

DOI: 10.1103/PHYSREVB.74.235106

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摘要: Conductance histograms are a valuable tool to study the intrinsic conduction properties of metallic atomic-sized contacts. These histograms show a peak structure, which is …

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