Multiple Andreev reflection and critical current in topological superconducting nanowire junctions

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages

  San Jose, Pablo ^a   Cayao, Jorge ^a   Prada, Elsa ^b   Aguado, Ramón ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOSEPHSON CURRENT; MULTIPLE ANDREEV REFLECTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING NANOWIRES; SPIN-ORBIT COUPLINGS; SUPERCONDUCTING NANOWIRE; SUPERCONDUCTING PHASE; TOPOLOGICAL PHASE; TOPOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS;

NANOWIRES; REFLECTION; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84881165454     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/7/075019     Document Type: Article

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