Enhanced triplet Andreev reflection of a domain wall in a lateral geometry

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Kupferschmidt, Joern N ^a   Brouwer, Piet W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 77954708841     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.214537     Document Type: Article

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