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Mechanical Properties of Metallic Nanojunctions

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Rubio-Bollinger, G., Riquelme, J.J., Agraït, N., Vieira, S. (2007). Mechanical Properties of Metallic Nanojunctions. In: Gnecco, E., Meyer, E. (eds) Fundamentals of Friction and Wear. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36807-6_13

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