Is Small Perfect? Size Limit to Defect Formation in Pyramidal Pt Nanocontacts

Details Is Small Perfect? Size Limit to Defect Formation in Pyramidal Pt Nanocontacts Is Small Perfect? Size Limit to Defect Formation in Pyramidal Pt Nanocontacts

2007-07-27

arxiv.org/abs/0707.4187v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.255501

We report high resolution transmission electron microscopy and ab initio calculation results for the defect formation in Pt nanocontacts (NCs). Our results show that there is a size limit to the existence of twins (extended structural defects). Defects are always present but blocked away from the tip axes. The twins may act as scattering plane, influencing contact electron transmission for Pt NC at room temperature and Ag/Au NC at low temperature.

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