Stability of metal nanowires at ultrahigh current densities

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Zhang, C H ^a   Burki J ^a   Stafford, C A ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 28344446489     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.235404     Document Type: Article

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