Magnetism and structure of atomic-size nanocontacts

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Stepanyuk, V S ^a   Klavsyuk, A L ^b,c   Hergert, W ^b   Saletsky, A M ^c   Bruno, P ^a   Mertig, I ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; PALLADIUM; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRODE; ENERGY TRANSFER; MAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 12344315679     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.195420     Document Type: Article

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