Thermoelectric effects in normal metal/superconductor interface structures

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 733-743

  Eom, J ^a   Chien, C J ^a   Chandrasekhar, V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; THERMOELECTRICITY;

ANDREEV INTERFEROMETER; MESOSCOPIC SYSTEMS;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 0343314282     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/spmi.1999.0735     Document Type: Article

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