A coherent relation between structure and conduction of infinite atomic wires

We demonstrate a theoretical analysis concerning the geometrical structures and electrical conduction of infinite monatomic gold and aluminum wires in the process of their elongation, based on first-principles molecular-dynamics simulations using the real-space finite-difference method. Our study pr...

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Published in:Nanotechnology 2003-02, Vol.14 (2), p.299-303
Main Authors: Ono, Tomoya, Yamasaki, Hideki, Egami, Yoshiyuki, Hirose, Kikuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Electrical properties of specific thin films
Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces, interfaces, thin films and low-dimensional structures
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Quantum wires
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Summary:We demonstrate a theoretical analysis concerning the geometrical structures and electrical conduction of infinite monatomic gold and aluminum wires in the process of their elongation, based on first-principles molecular-dynamics simulations using the real-space finite-difference method. Our study predicts that the single-row gold wire ruptures up to form a dimer coupling structure when the average interatomic distance increases up to more than 3.0 A, and that the wire is conductive before breaking but changes to an insulator at the rupturing point. In the case of the aluminum wire, it exhibits a magnetic ordering due to the spin polarization, and even when stretched up to the average interatomic distance of 3.5 A, a dimerization does not occur and the wire keeps a metallic nature.
ISSN:0957-4484
1361-6528
DOI:10.1088/0957-4484/14/2/338