Electron propagation along Cu nanowires supported on a Cu(111) surface.
We present a joint experimental-theoretical study of the one-dimensional band of excited electronic states with sp character localized on Cu nanowires supported on a Cu(111) surface. Energy dispersion and lifetime of these states have been obtained, allowing the determination of the mean distance traveled by an excited electron along the nanowire before it escapes into the substrate. We show that a Cu nanowire supported on a Cu(111) surface can guide a one-dimensional electron flux over a short distance and thus can be considered as a possible component for nanoelectronics devices.
Díaz-Tendero
Sergio
S
CNRS, Laboratoire des Collisions Atomiques et Moléculaires, UMR 8625, Batiment 351, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France.
Fölsch
Stefan
S
Olsson
Fredrik E
FE
Borisov
Andrey G
AG
Gauyacq
Jean-Pierre
JP