The conductance of an electronic nanodevice can be switched by an applied current between two well-defined values, which correspond to atomic configurations that differ as a result of the rearrangement of a single atom.
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van der Molen, S. Toggled with electrical current. Nature Nanotech 8, 622–623 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.172
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