The conductance properties of kinked nanowires are studied by first-principles transport calculations within a recently developed complex potential framework. Using prototypical examples of monoatomic Au chains as well as small diameter single-crystalline silicon nanowires we show that transmission strongly depends on the kink geometry and one can tune the conductance properties by the kink angle and other geometrical factors. In the case of a silicon nanowire the presence of a kink drastically reduces the conductance.
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