Scattering and conductance quantization in three-dimensional metal nanocontacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 2637-2650

  Brandbyge, Mads ^a   Jacobsen, Karsten W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0000938893     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.55.2637     Document Type: Article

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