Mesoscopic supercurrent transistor controlled by nonequilibrium cooling

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 136, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 435-452

  Giazotto, F ^a   Heikkila T T ^b   Taddei, F ^a   Fazio, R ^a   Pekola, J P ^b   Beltram, F ^a  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRITICAL CURRENTS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TRANSISTORS;

JOSEPHSON WEAK LINK; SUPERCONDUCTOR INSULATOR NORMAL METAL INSULATOR SUPERCONDUCTOR; SUPERCONDUCTOR NORMAL METAL SUPERCONDUCTOR; SUPERCURRENT INTENSITY;

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES;

EID: 4544369887     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOLT.0000041276.95355.e8     Document Type: Article

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