Hydrogen Reactivity on Au Single-atom Chains and the Fractional Conductance Quantum
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One of the most exciting prospects of nanotechnology is the possibility to exploit the relation between chemical reactivity and system size. Small particles are known to enhance the reactivity of molecules with metals and/or oxides. Metallic nanowires, and, in particular, atomic chains as those formed in stretched Au nanocontacts, are expected to offer the ultimate limit for the increase in reactivity.
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