A chain of copper and carbon atoms can be the thinnest metal wire

Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12802 Researchers from EPFL’s Laboratory for Theory and Simulation of Materials in Lausanne, part of the NCCR MARVEL, have used computational methods to identify what could be the thinnest possible metal wire, as well as several other one-dimensional materials with properties that could be of interest to many applications. One-dimensional … Read more

A chain of copper and carbon atoms can be the thinnest metal wire

This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication proofread OK! by Nicola Nosengo, National Center for Competence in Research (NCCR) MARVEL Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12802 × close to Credit: ACS Nano (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12802 Researchers from EPFL’s Laboratory for Theory and Simulation of Materials in Lausanne, part of the NCCR … Read more