2004/05/06 by A. I. Yanson, Yanson, A. I., I. K. Yanson +3
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials #FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Surface and Thin Film Phenomena #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0405112
7 pages, 11 figures, Proc. NATO Advanced Research Workshop "Molecular nanowires and other quantum objects", Bled, Slovenia, 6-10 September 2003
arxiv created 2004/05/06 · openalex publication_date 2004/05/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We supplement our previous observations of the shell effect in alkali-metal nanowires (Li, Na, K) with data extended to the heavy alkalis Rb and Cs. Our observations include: i) a non-monotonous dependence of conductance-histogram peak heights on atomic weight, ii) a rapid transition to an atomic shell structure at elevated temperatures, and iii) a ''reverse'' atomic-electronic shell transition, caused by the closeness to the liquid state.