Metallic nanograins: Spatially nonuniform pairing induced by quantum confinement

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Croitoru, M D ^a,b,d   Shanenko, A A ^c   Kaun, C C ^b   Peeters, F M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

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EID: 79961113984     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.83.214509     Document Type: Article

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