Quantum suppression of superconductivity in ultrathin nanowires

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6781, 2000, Pages 971-974

  Bezryadin, A ^a   Lau, C N ^a   Tinkham, M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0034720221     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35010060     Document Type: Article

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