Superconducting nanofilms: Andreev-type states induced by quantum confinement

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Shanenko, A A ^a   Croitoru, M D ^a   Peeters, F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 49649091767     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.054505     Document Type: Article

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