Structural changes during the formation of gold single-atom chains: Stability criteria and electronic structure

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Tavazza, F ^a   Levine, L E ^a   Chaka, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77956326581     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.235424     Document Type: Article

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