Correlation-induced single-flux-quantum penetration in quantum rings

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-177

  Giesbers, A J M ^a   Zeitler, U ^a   Katsnelson, M I ^a   Reuter, D ^b   Wieck, A D ^b   Biasiol, G ^c   Sorba, L ^c,d   Maan, J C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STATES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; QUANTUM THEORY;

AHARONOV-BOHM EFFECTS; DISCRETE EIGENSTATES; HIGH MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOCONDUCTANCE OSCILLATIONS; MESOSCOPIC STRUCTURE; OSCILLATION PERIODS; QUANTUM OSCILLATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR RINGS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 77950518206     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1517     Document Type: Article

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