We have developed the mechanically controllable break junction setup with an electrochemical cell (EC–MCBJ) to measure the electric conductance of metal nanowires under electrochemical potential control. The electric conductance of Au nanowires was investigated in 0.1 M Na_{2}SO_{4} solution using EC–MCBJ. The conductance of the Au nanowires was quantized in units of G_{0} (=2e^{2}/h), showing clear features in the conductance histogram. The atomic contact with a specific conductance value was kept for >5 s, indicating the relatively high stability of the present EC–MCBJ system.
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机译:我们开发了带有电化学电池(EC–MCBJ)的机械可控制的断开结装置,用于在电化学电势控制下测量金属纳米线的电导率。使用EC–MCBJ在0.1 M Na_ {2} SO_ {4}溶液中研究了Au纳米线的电导率。 Au纳米线的电导以G_ {0}(= 2e ^ {2} / h)为单位进行量化,在电导直方图中显示出清晰的特征。具有特定电导值的原子接触保持> 5 s,表明目前的EC-MCBJ系统具有较高的稳定性。
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