Electronic transport in iron atomic contacts: From the infinite wire to realistic geometries

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Autès, Gabriel ^a   Barreteau, Cyrille ^a   Spanjaard, Daniel ^b   Desjonquères, Marie Catherine ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

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EID: 43049110581     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.155437     Document Type: Article

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