Magnetic flux periodicity of h/e in superconducting loops

Nature Physics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-115

  Loder, F ^a   Kampf, A P ^a   Kopp, T ^a   Mannhart, J ^a   Schneider, C W ^a   Barash, Y S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC FLUX; SHEAR WAVES;

BARDEEN-COOPER-SCHRIEFFER THEORY; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GROUND-STATE ENERGIES; MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM PHENOMENA; SUPERCONDUCTING LOOPS; SUPERCONDUCTING RINGS; UNCONVENTIONAL SUPERCONDUCTORS;

HEAVY FERMION SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 38849127503     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys813     Document Type: Article

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