Quantum properties of atomic-sized conductors

N Agraıt, AL Yeyati, JM Van Ruitenbeek - Physics Reports, 2003 - Elsevier
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 …

[图书][B] Electrical contacts: fundamentals, applications and technology

M Braunovic, NK Myshkin, VV Konchits - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Various factors affect the performance of electrical contacts, including tribological,
mechanical, electrical, and materials aspects. Although these behaviors have been studied …

Real-time imaging of atomistic process in one-atom-thick metal junctions

V Rodrigues, D Ugarte - Physical Review B, 2001 - APS
We present an in situ and time resolved high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
study of the atomistic process during the last elongation stages of gold nanojunctions. In …

Stiff monatomic gold wires with a spinning zigzag geometry

D Sánchez-Portal, E Artacho, J Junquera, P Ordejón… - Physical review …, 1999 - APS
Using first-principles density-functional calculations, gold monatomic wires are found to
exhibit a zigzag shape which remains under tension, becoming linear just before breaking …

Methods for fabricating metal nanowires

RM Penner, MP Zach, F Favier - US Patent 6,843,902, 2005 - Google Patents
US6843902B1 - Methods for fabricating metal nanowires - Google Patents US6843902B1 -
Methods for fabricating metal nanowires - Google Patents Methods for fabricating metal …

Synthesis of molybdenum nanowires with millimeter-scale lengths using electrochemical step edge decoration

MP Zach, K Inazu, KH Ng, JC Hemminger… - Chemistry of …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Molybdenum (Mo0) nanowires with diameters ranging from 13 nm to 1 μm and having
lengths of up to 500 μm have been synthesized by a two-step process involving the …

Maxwell and Sharvin conductance in gold point contacts investigated using TEM-STM

D Erts, H Olin, L Ryen, E Olsson, A Thölén - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
We have investigated the conductance of gold point contacts using a scanning tunneling
microscope (STM) inside a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Measuring the …

Force interactions and adhesion of gold contacts using a combined atomic force microscope and transmission electron microscope

D Erts, A Lohmus, R Lohmus, H Olin… - Applied Surface …, 2002 - Elsevier
We have investigated force interactions between two gold samples using a combination of
atomic force microscope (AFM) and a transmission electron microscope (TEM)(TEM–AFM) …

Force, charge, and conductance of an ideal metallic nanowire

F Kassubek, CA Stafford, H Grabert - Physical Review B, 1999 - APS
The conducting and mechanical properties of a metallic nanowire formed at the junction
between two macroscopic metallic electrodes are investigated. Both two-and three …

Current-induced forces in atomic-scale conductors

TN Todorov, J Hoekstra, AP Sutton - Philosophical Magazine B, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
We present a self-consistent tight-binding formalism to calculate the forces on individual
atoms due to the flow of electrical current in atomic-scale conductors. Simultaneously with …