In-situ Study on Structure Dependent Quantized Conductance uncovered via Electron Crystallography

Abstract

Efforts and contributions of “surface” electron diffraction and microscopy have revealed “structure reconstruction” at clean surfaces and interfaces, which evolves during adsorption, deposition and annealing processes. Emphasis is the development of “in-situ” UHV electron microscopy with STM, which uncovers the quantum conductance of gold nanowires formed between the electrodes.