Electrodynamic dip in the local density of states of a metallic wire

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1590-1593

  Pierre, F ^a   Pothier, H ^a   Joyez, P ^a   Birge, Norman O ^a,b   Esteve, D ^a   Devoret, M H ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAD METALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTRON TUNNELING;

COULOMB REPULSIONS; METALLIC WIRES;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 0034824838     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.1590     Document Type: Article

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