Josephson oscillations between exciton condensates in electrostatic traps

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Rontani, Massimo ^a   Sham, L J ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70249146598     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.075309     Document Type: Article

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