This article reviews efforts to structurally characterize metallic nanocontacts. While the
electronic characterization of such junctions is relatively straight forward, usually it is …

Au-coated Ag wire offers an oxidation-resistant layer and added benefits compared with
pure Ag wires. It can remain unchanged without any deterioration for long storage periods …

Break junctions in noble‐metal films can exhibit electroluminescence (EL) through inelastic
electron tunneling. The EL spectrum can be tuned by depositing a single‐layer crystal of a …

By means of our novel self-learning kinetic Monte Carlo model (Latz et al 2012 J. Phys.:
Condens. Matter 24 485005) we study the electromigration-induced drift of monolayer voids …

Electromigration driven void motion is studied in Ag wires with an initially well-defined single
crystal lattice by in situ scanning electron microscopy. Voids are moving in opposite direction …