Study of yielding mechanics in nanometer-sized Au contacts

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 637-639

  Stalder, A ^a   Durig U ^a  

^a IBM RESEARCH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0009697260     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.116493     Document Type: Article

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