Stochastic dynamics of phase-slip trains and superconductive-resistive switching in current-biased nanowires

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Pekker, David ^a,b   Shah, Nayana ^b,c   Sahu, Mitrabhanu ^b   Bezryadin, Alexey ^b   Goldbart, Paul M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States of America   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 77954755637     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.214525     Document Type: Article

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