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Nanomaterials

Laser pulse changes atomic wire from insulator to metal

29 Mar 2017
Schematic of the conducting phase of an indium atomic wire on silicon
Metallic phase: a conducting indium wire. (Courtesy: T Frigge et al./ Nature)
Wires just three atoms wide that change from being insulators to electrical conductors – and then

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