Detection of doubled shot noise in short normal-metal/superconductor junctions

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6782, 2000, Pages 50-53

  Jehl, X ^a   Sanquer, M ^a   Calemczuk, R ^a   Mallly, D ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b Lab Microstructures Microlectron   (France)

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COPPER; NIOBIUM;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CONDUCTOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034604028     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35011012     Document Type: Article

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