Correlation between transport properties and atomic configuration of atomic contacts of zinc by low-temperature measurements

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Scheer, E ^a   Konrad, P ^a   Bacca, C ^a   Mayer Gindner, A ^b   V Lohneysen H ^b,c   Hafner M ^b,c   Cuevas, J C ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 33751551442     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.205430     Document Type: Article

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