Nanometer-scale metallic grains connected with atomic-scale conductors

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3501-3508

  Anaya, A ^a   Korotkov, A L ^a   Bowman, M ^a   Waddell, J ^a   Davidovic, D ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; POINT CONTACTS;

CONTACT RESISTANCE;

GOLD;

EID: 0037444933     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1554756     Document Type: Article

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