Experimental realization of suspended atomic chains composed of different atomic species

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 182-185

  Bettini, J ^a   Sato, F ^b   Coura, P Z ^c   Dantas, S O ^c   Galvao D S ^b   Ugarte, D ^a,b  

^a LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NANOTUBE;

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALLOYS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC WIRING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NANOTUBES;

EID: 33847290203     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2006.132     Document Type: Article

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