Cluster-derived structures and conductance fluctuations in nanowires

Nature

Volumn 387, Issue 6635, 1997, Pages 788-791

  Barnett, R N ^a   Landman, Uzi ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030962158     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/42904     Document Type: Article

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