2004/01/31 by A. I. Mares, A. F. Otte, L. G. Soukiassian +3 · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.70.073401
published as Phys. Rev. B 70 (2004) 073401 · 4 pages, 4 figures
openalex publication_date 2004/08/20 · arxiv created 2005/04/25 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The formation of gold nanowires in vacuum at room temperature reveals a periodic spectrum of exceptionally stable diameters. This is identified as shell structure similar to that which was recently discovered for alkali metals at low temperatures. The gold nanowires present two competing ``magic'' series of stable diameters, one governed by electronic structure and the other by the atomic packing.