Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Volume 96, Issue 2, Pages 188-192Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5107(02)00316-1
Keywords
quantum conductance; microscopy; crystalline
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We have studied structural and electrical behavior of nanowires generated by mechanical elongation using in situ High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy and ultra-high-vacuum Mechanically Controllable Break Junction. It has been observed that the narrowest region of metal constriction is crystalline and defect-free. In particular, gold nanowires adopt only three types of atomic arrangement; a model correlating these three structures and the quantum conductance behavior is proposed, which showed a remarkable agreement with electrical transport measurements. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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