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Single-atom current heeds orbital count

Unlike bulk-metal conductors, single-atom electric contacts conduct electricity according to their individual chemical identities.

References:

Scheer, E., et al. 1998. The signature of chemical valence in the electrical conduction through a single-atom contact. Nature 394(July 9):154.

Sohn, L.L. 1998. A quantum leap for electronics. Nature 394(July 9):131.

Further Readings:

Aditional information can be found at: http://www-kol.leidenuniv.nl/vakgroep/scheer-nature.htm.

Sources:

Elke Scheer
University of Karlsruhe
Physikalisches Institut
D-76128 Karlsruhe
Germany

Lydia L. Sohn
Princeton University
Department of Physics
Princeton, NJ 08544

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