Conduction Channel Transmissions of Atomic-Size Aluminum Contacts

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3535-3538

  Scheer, E ^a   Joyez, P ^a   Esteve, D ^a   Urbina, C ^a   Devoret, M H ^a  

^a SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCULATIONS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

BREAK JUNCTION TECHNIQUE; CONDUCTION CHANNELS; COOPER PAIR TUNNELING; MULTIPLE ANDREEV REFLECTION; QUANTUM POINT CONTACTS;

POINT CONTACTS;

EID: 0031554224     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.3535     Document Type: Article

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