Using remarkably simple experimental techniques it is possible to gently break a metallic
contact and thus form conducting nanowires. During the last stages of the pulling a neck …

Carbon nanotubes, in which the two-dimensional hexagonal lattice of graphene is
transformed into a quasi-one-dimensional lattice by conserving the local bond arrangement …

We present a comprehensive first-principles study of the ballistic transport properties of low-
dimensional nanostructures such as linear chains of atoms (Al, C) and carbon nanotubes in …

Research and literature on nanomaterials has exploded in volume in recent years.
Nanotubes (both of carbon and inorganic materials) can be made in a variety of ways, and …

This paper compares the structural and electrical characteristics of self-assembled
monolayers (SAMs) of n-alkanethiolates, SC n (n= 10, 12, 14), on two types of silver …

Accurate and timely forecasting of traffic flow is of paramount importance for effective
management of traffic congestion in intelligent transportation systems. A detailed …

A self-consistent method for calculating electron transport through a molecular device is
developed. It is based on density functional theory electronic structure calculations under …

Current computational simulations on metallic nanowires are largely focused on ultrathin
wires with characteristic sizes smaller than 2 nm. The electronic, thermal and optical …

The formation dynamics of stable gold (Au) wires of single-atom width during tensile
deformation of the nanometer-sized Au contacts was observed in situ at room temperature …

A critical review of the different methods used nowadays for calculating tunneling currents
and STM-images is presented with a special emphasis on the role played by the interface …