Andreev reflection in graphene nanoribbons

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Rainis, Diego ^a   Taddei, Fabio ^a   Dolcini, Fabrizio ^a   Polini, Marco ^a   Fazio, Rosario ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

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EID: 65349084923     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.115131     Document Type: Article

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