Local heating in ballistic atomic-scale contacts

Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 965-973

  Todorov, T N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

BALLISTIC ATOMIC SCALE CONTACTS; CURRENT CARRYING ELECTRONS; EINSTEIN MODEL; ELECTRON MEAN FREE PATH; LATTICE HEAT CONDUCTION;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0032045925     PISSN: 13642812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13642819808206398     Document Type: Article

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