At the interfaces of metal and dielectric materials, strong light–matter interactions excite
surface plasmons; this allows electromagnetic field confinement and enhancement on the …

Proteins are commonly known to transfer electrons over distances limited to a few
nanometers. However, many biological processes require electron transport over far longer …

Metal-molecule-metal junction is a promising candidate for thermoelectric applications that
utilizes quantum confinement effects in the chemically defined zero-dimensional atomic …

Atomic and molecular junctions are an emerging class of thermoelectric materials that
exploit quantum confinement effects to obtain an enhanced figure of merit. An important …

We developed a method for simultaneous measurements of conductance and thermopower
of atomic and molecular junctions by using a microheater-embedded mechanically …

We present a fabrication scheme for a tunable single-molecule transistor that allows for
controlling the electrode separation and provides an electrostatic gate. The experimental …

Atomic vacancies play an important role in the deformation and fracture processes of a
metallic nanowire subjected to uniaxial tension. However, it is a great challenge to explore …

We have investigated the self-breaking mechanism of atomic scale Au nanocontacts at room
temperature in air. In the conductance traces, we frequently observed traces showing both a …

The mechanical properties and breaking behaviors of the [100]-oriented single-crystal gold
nanowires containing a set of defect ratios have been studied at different temperatures using …

We have been proposed a tunneling-current identification methodology of a DNA/RNA
sequence, which is based on sequentially reading the tunneling-current across individual …