Title
Characteristics of nanowires
Air STM
Air STM: Zoomed in picture
Electronics
Vibration isolation
Expected current as junction breaks
Measured current
Four data curves
Piezo oscillation
Experimental setup
Picture of setup
Statistical analysis
Quantum of conductance
Landauer formalism
Conduance quantization
TEM images of break junction
Conclusion
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