A Josephson quantum electron pump

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 857-861

  Giazotto, Francesco ^a   Spathis, Panayotis ^a   Roddaro, Stefano ^a   Biswas, Subhajit ^a   Taddei, Fabio ^a   Governale, Michele ^b   Sorba, Lucia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NANOSCIENZE CNR   (Italy)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 80555150739     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2053     Document Type: Article

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