Effects of electrode interactions observed in a mechanically controllable break junction
- 15 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 53 (3) , 1072-1075
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.53.1072
Abstract
In this work we will present measurements that show clear features of electrode interactions. Our data have been obtained using a mechanically controllable break junction (MCB). Our findings on strong adhesion forces and anomalous high corrugations are in agreement with recent theory and previous scanning-tunneling-microscopy studies. The power of a MCB lies in its high stability, providing the opportunity to observe very subtle effects appearing in the measured tunnel current. © 1996 The American Physical Society.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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