Role of structural evolution in the quantum conductance behavior of gold nanowires during stretching

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Rego, L G C ^a,b,c   Rocha, A R ^a,b   Rodrigues, V ^a,b   Ugarte, D ^a,b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; MECHANICAL STRESS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRETCHING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037438548     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.045412     Document Type: Article

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