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| Title: |
Atomic-Scale; Instrument |
| Description: |
A quantum-mechanics-based simulation demonstrates how a new NIST instrument can delicately pull a chain of atoms apart. The chart records quantum jumps in conductivity as a gold contact is stretched 0.6 nanometer. The junction transitions from a 2-dimensional structure to a one-dimensional single-atom chain, with a corresponding drop in conductivity. Following the last point, at a wire length of 3.97 nm, the chain broke.
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| Subjects (names): |
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| Topics/Categories: |
Materials--Metallurgy
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| Type: |
Graphic/illustration |
| Source: |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
Credit Line as it should
appear in print: |
Credit: Tavazza, NIST |
| AV Number: |
10MSEL004 |
| Date Created: |
2010 |
| Date Entered: |
3/30/2010 |
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