Thermal rectification of electrons in hybrid normal metal-superconductor nanojunctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 24, 2013, Pages

  Giazotto, F ^a   Bergeret, F S ^b,c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c DONOSTIA INTERNATIONAL PHYSICS CENTER DIPC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODE EFFECTS; HEAT MANAGEMENT; HEAT TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURES; NIS TUNNEL JUNCTIONS; RECTIFICATION EFFICIENCY; THERMAL FLUXES; TRANSMISSIVITY;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84890489582     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4846375     Document Type: Article

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