Electronic structure of cylindrical simple-metal nanowires in the stabilized jellium model

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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1999-05-15

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Department of Applied Physics

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12652-12660

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PHYSICAL REVIEW B, Volume 59, issue 19

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The ground-state electronic structures of cylindrical quantum wires are studied within the stabilized jellium model and using the spin-dependent density-functional theory. The subband structure is shown to affect the cohesive properties, causing an oscillating structure in the force needed to elongate the wire. Because the steps in the quantized conductance reflect also the subband structure a correlation between the force oscillations and conductance steps is established. The model also predicts magnetic solutions commensurate with the subband structure and consequently additional steps in the conductance.

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Zabala , N , Puska , M J & Nieminen , R M 1999 , ' Electronic structure of cylindrical simple-metal nanowires in the stabilized jellium model ' , Physical Review B , vol. 59 , no. 19 , pp. 12652-12660 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.59.12652