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Prins, F. (author), Hayashi, T. (author), De Vos van Steenwijk, B.J.A. (author), Gao, B. (author), Osorio, E.A. (author), Muraki, K. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author)We present a method to make Pt nanometer-spaced electrodes that are free of metallic particles and stable at ambient conditions. The nanogaps are fabricated using feedback-controlled electromigration to form few-atom contacts. When performing this procedure at elevated temperatures (>420?K), the Pt contacts undergo self-breaking so that...journal article 2009
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Heersche, H.B. (author), Lientschnig, G. (author), O'Neill, K. (author), Van der Zant, H.S.J. (author), Zandbergen, H.W. (author)The authors imaged electromigration-induced nanogap formation in situ by transmission electron microscopy. Real-time video recordings show that edge voids form near the cathode side. The polycrystalline gold wires narrow down until a single-grain boundary intersects the constriction along which the breaking continues. During the last 50?ms of...journal article 2007