Semiconductor-superconductor transition and magnetoresistance terraces in an ultrathin superconducting Pb nanobridge

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 678-681

  Wang, Jian ^a,b,c   Jia, Jin Feng ^b,d   Ma, Xu Cun ^b   Shen, Quan Tong ^b   Han, Tie Zhu ^b   Jin, Ai Zi ^b   Lu, Li ^b   Gu, Chang Zhi ^b   Tian, Ming Liang ^c   Xie, X C ^e,f   Xue, Qi Kun ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION BEAMS; SUPERCONDUCTING FILMS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS;

ATOMIC MONOLAYERS; ELECTRIC TRANSPORT MEASUREMENTS; ETCHING TECHNIQUE; FOCUSED ION BEAM ETCHING; MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY; NANO-BRIDGES; PB THIN FILMS; RESISTANCE OSCILLATION; SUPERCONDUCTOR TRANSITIONS; ULTRA-THIN;

MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY;

EID: 77957220814     PISSN: 21662746     EISSN: 21662754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3437016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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