“…This follows both from theoretical considerations 20 and experimental results. 22,23,25 However, a number of experimental observations were made on the size dependence of the Kondo effect, mostly using thin films or thin wires of very dilute Kondo alloys, e.g., AuFe 22,23,26 -28 or CuCr. 29,30 No clear picture emerges from these experimental results, since in some cases a size effect is indeed observed 22,26 -28,30 and in other cases not.…”