Semiconductor nanowires and nanotubes
▪ Abstract Semiconductor nanowires and nanotubes exhibit novel electronic and optical
properties owing to their unique structural one-dimensionality and possible quantum …
properties owing to their unique structural one-dimensionality and possible quantum …
Spin-polarised currents and magnetic domain walls
CH Marrows - Advances in Physics, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Electrical currents flowing in ferromagnetic materials are spin-polarised as a result of the
spin-dependent band structure. When the spatial direction of the polarisation changes, in a …
spin-dependent band structure. When the spatial direction of the polarisation changes, in a …
Ballistic conductance of magnetic Co and Ni nanowires with ultrasoft pseudopotentials
The scattering-based approach for calculating the ballistic conductance of open quantum
systems is generalized to deal with magnetic transition metals as described by ultrasoft …
systems is generalized to deal with magnetic transition metals as described by ultrasoft …
Performance modulation of α-MnO2 nanowires by crystal facet engineering
Modulation of material physical and chemical properties through selective surface
engineering is currently one of the most active research fields, aimed at optimizing functional …
engineering is currently one of the most active research fields, aimed at optimizing functional …
Mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires
One-dimensional solids like nanowires and nanotubes are potential materials for future
nanoscale sensors and actuators. Due to their unique length scale, they exhibit superior …
nanoscale sensors and actuators. Due to their unique length scale, they exhibit superior …
Formation and properties of metallic atomic contacts
AL Klavsyuk, AM Saletsky - Physics-Uspekhi, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the most topical and promising areas in present-day physics is the study of the
physical properties of metallic few-atom contacts, which are attractive not only for their …
physical properties of metallic few-atom contacts, which are attractive not only for their …
Superior contact for single-molecule conductance: electronic coupling of thiolate and isothiocyanate on Pt, Pd, and Au
One of the critical issues for the realization of molecular electronics is the development of
ideal molecule− electrode contacts that render efficient charge transportation and thus …
ideal molecule− electrode contacts that render efficient charge transportation and thus …
Negative differential resistance in carbon atomic wire-carbon nanotube junctions
Negative differential resistance (NDR) was recently observed in carbon nanotube junctions
just before breaking and hypothesized to arise from the formation of monatomic carbon …
just before breaking and hypothesized to arise from the formation of monatomic carbon …
Oscillatory magnetic anisotropy in one-dimensional atomic wires
One-dimensional Co atomic wires grown on Pt (997) have been investigated by x-ray
magnetic circular dichroism. Strong changes of the magnetic properties are observed as the …
magnetic circular dichroism. Strong changes of the magnetic properties are observed as the …
Systematic ab initio study of the magnetic and electronic properties of all transition metal linear and zigzag nanowires
JC Tung, GY Guo - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2007 - APS
The magnetic and electronic properties of both linear and zigzag atomic chains of all 3 d
transition metals have been calculated within density functional theory with the generalized …
transition metals have been calculated within density functional theory with the generalized …