Before revision: The longest EMACs that have been constructed so far incorporate eleven Ni atoms and have a length of approximately 2 nanometers, although it is estimated that chains with up to 17 metal atoms (4-5 nanometers) could be accessed with currently available ligands.Two Linear Undecanickel Mixed-Valence Complexes: Increasing the Size and the Scope of the Electronic Properties of Nickel Metal Strings† Authors Dr. Rayyat H. Ismayilov, Dr. Wen-Zhen Wang, Dr. Gene-Hsiang Lee, Prof. Dr. Chen-Yu Yeh, Shao-An Hua, Prof. Dr. You Song, Dr. Marie-Madeleine Rohmer, Dr. Marc Bénard, Prof. Dr. Shie-Ming Peng .11 February 2011.
After revision: The longest EMACs that have been constructed so far incorporate eleven Ni atoms and have a length of approximately 2 nanometers, although it is estimated that chains with up to 17 metal atoms (4-5 nanometers) could be accessed with currently available ligands.Two Linear Undecanickel Mixed-Valence Complexes: Increasing the Size and the Scope of the Electronic Properties of Nickel Metal Strings† Authors Rayyat H. Ismayilov, Wen-Zhen Wang, Gene-Hsiang Lee, Chen-Yu Yeh, Shao-An Hua, You Song, Marie-Madeleine Rohmer, Marc Bénard, Shie-Ming Peng .11 February 2011.