Josephson effect between superconducting nanograins with discrete energy levels

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 501-513

  Gobert, D ^a   Schollwock U ^a   Von Delft, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TUNNELING; FUNCTIONS; GROUND STATE; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

CHARGING ENERGY; FERMI GAS; JOSEPHSON EFFECTS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 3042559737     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2004-00145-6     Document Type: Article

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