A chain of copper and carbon atoms may be the thinnest metallic wire
Date | 11th, Jun 2024 |
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Source | Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Researchers from the Laboratory for Theory and Simulation of Materials at EPFL have used computational methods to identify what could be the thinnest possible metallic wire, as well as several other one-dimensional materials with properties that could prove interesting for many applications.