Complete gate control of supercurrent in graphene p-n junctions

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Choi, Jae Hyun ^a,e   Lee, Gil Ho ^a   Park, Sunghun ^b   Jeong, Dongchan ^a,e   Lee, Jeong O ^c   Sim, H S ^b   Doh, Yong Joo ^a,d   Lee, Hu Jong ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE;

CARBON; MAGNETIC FIELD; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ENERGY; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 84884951308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3525     Document Type: Article

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