Table 1 Cohesive energy (Ecoh) and quantum conductance of the considered core–shell NWs.
From: Metallic one-dimensional heterostructure for gas molecule sensing
Core–shell NW | Pd/Ge | Pt/Ge | Pd/Si | Pt/Si | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | |
Ecoh (eV/atom) | − 3.68 | − 3.80 | − 3.66 | − 3.79 | − 4.16 | − 4.43 | − 4.14 | − 4.42 |
Quantum conductance (Go) | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 |