Zero-bias anomaly in one-dimensional ultrathin metallic nanowires

The electronic properties of ultrathin bimetallic Au/Ag nanowires with 2-3 nm in diameter were explored by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) at liquid-nitrogen temperature. A pronounced dip around zero-bias, followed by a series of discrete single electron...

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Main Authors: Hui Yan, Rui Xu, Xun Hong, Yi Sun, Lei Feng, Jia-Cai Nie, Lin He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2012-09-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4747799