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Cohesion, Conductance, and Charging Effects in a Metallic Nanocontact
C. A. Stafford, F. Kassubek, J. Bürki +2
The conducting and thermodynamic properties of ballistic metallic nanocontacts with smooth shapes are investigated. All properties are related to the electronic scattering matrix,…
cond-mat.mes-hall2002★ 48 cited
Surface Fluctuations and the Stability of Metal Nanowires
C. H. Zhang, F. Kassubek, C. A. Stafford
The surface dynamics and thermodynamics of metal nanowires are investigated in a continuum model. Competition between surface tension and electron-shell effects leads to a rich sta…
cond-mat.mes-hall2002
Cohesion and Stability of Metal Nanowires: A Quantum Chaos Approach
C. A. Stafford, F. Kassubek, H. Grabert
A remarkably quantitative understanding of the electrical and mechanical properties of metal wires with a thickness on the scale of a nanometer has been obtained within the free-el…