ALUMINUM BREAK-POINT CONTACTS

Authors
HEINEMANN M DEGROOT RA
Citation
M. Heinemann et Ra. Degroot, ALUMINUM BREAK-POINT CONTACTS, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 55(15), 1997, pp. 9375-9378
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
55
Issue
15
Year of publication
1997
Pages
9375 - 9378
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1997)55:15<9375:ABC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Ab initio molecular dynamics is used to study the contribution of a si ngle Al atom to an aluminum breakpoint contact during the final stages of breaking and the initial stages of the formation of such a contact . A hysteresis effect is found in excellent agreement with experiment and the form of the conductance steps before breaking of the contact i s discussed.