Microscopic origin of conducting channels in metallic atomic-size contacts

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1066-1069

  Cuevas, J C ^a   Yeyati, A Levy ^a   Martin Rodero A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0001141720     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.1066     Document Type: Article

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