Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors
Using remarkably simple experimental techniques it is possible to gently break a metallic
contact and thus form conducting nanowires. During the last stages of the pulling a neck …
contact and thus form conducting nanowires. During the last stages of the pulling a neck …
First-principles calculation methods for obtaining scattering waves to investigate transport properties of nanostructures
T Ono, Y Fujimoto, S Tsukamoto - Quantum Matter, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Recent developments in the fabrication and investigation of atomic-sized conductors have
enabled the construction of electronic devices of less than 100 nanometers. In this review …
enabled the construction of electronic devices of less than 100 nanometers. In this review …
First-principles approach to electrical transport in atomic-scale nanostructures
We present a first-principles numerical implementation of Landauer formalism for electrical
transport in nanostructures characterized down to the atomic level. The novelty and interest …
transport in nanostructures characterized down to the atomic level. The novelty and interest …
Electromigration and the structure of metallic nanocontacts
R Hoffmann-Vogel - Applied Physics Reviews, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
This article reviews efforts to structurally characterize metallic nanocontacts. While the
electronic characterization of such junctions is relatively straight forward, usually it is …
electronic characterization of such junctions is relatively straight forward, usually it is …
Structure and conductance histogram of atomic-sized Au contacts
Many experiments have shown that the conductance histograms of metallic atomic-sized
contacts exhibit a peak structure, which is characteristic of the corresponding material. The …
contacts exhibit a peak structure, which is characteristic of the corresponding material. The …
Theoretical analysis of the conductance histograms and structural properties of Ag, Pt, and Ni nanocontacts
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 …
metallic atomic-sized contacts. These histograms show a peak structure, which is …
Mechanical annealing of metallic electrodes at the atomic scale
The process of creating an atomically defined and robust metallic tip is described and
quantified using measurements of contact conductance between gold electrodes and …
quantified using measurements of contact conductance between gold electrodes and …
Quantized conductance in Au-Pd and Au-Ag alloy nanocontacts
A Enomoto, S Kurokawa, A Sakai - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
We measure the quantized conductance in Au-Pd and Au-Ag alloy nanocontacts for a wide
range of Pd and Ag concentrations, and study how the 1 G 0 conductance of Au changes …
range of Pd and Ag concentrations, and study how the 1 G 0 conductance of Au changes …
Thickness induced structural transition in suspended fcc metal nanofilms
Recent experiments show that at a critical thickness, surface forces can dominate the bulk
coercing suspended Au nanofilms to globally reconstruct from the (001) to the (111) …
coercing suspended Au nanofilms to globally reconstruct from the (001) to the (111) …
Adsorbate effect on the mechanical stability of atomically thin metallic wires
We have studied electrochemically controlled molecular adsorption onto metallic nanowires
with quantized conductance. Each nanowire is created mechanically by separating two Au …
with quantized conductance. Each nanowire is created mechanically by separating two Au …