Hydrogen-assisted distortion of gold nanowires

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In this paper the influence of adsorbed hydrogen on the behavior of gold nanojunctions is investigated. It is found, that the hydrogen environment has a strong effect on the conductance of atomic-sized gold junctions, which is markedly reflected by the growth of an additional peak in the conductance histogram at 0.5 quantum unit, 2e^2/h. The statistical analysis of the conductance traces implies that the new peak arises due to the hydrogen-assisted distortion of atomic gold chains.
5 pages, 5 figures

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Materials Science, Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23693

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0404171
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