Ab initio calculation of stable structures of a Na atomic chain under bias voltages

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 585-591

  Hu, Chunping ^a,b   Gohda, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Furuya, Shinnosuke ^a,b   Watanabe, Satoshi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic chain; Bias voltage; Density functional theory; Force calculation; Sodium; Stable structure

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SODIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOMIC CHAIN; BIAS VOLTAGE; FORCE CALCULATION; STABLE STRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 1642394297     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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