Induced superconductivity in high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas in gallium arsenide heterostructures

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Wan, Zhong ^a   Kazakov, Aleksandr ^a   Manfra, Michael J ^a,b   Pfeiffer, Loren N ^c   West, Ken W ^c   Rokhinson, Leonid P ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ARSENIDE GROUP; ELECTRON; GALLIUM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; GAS; MAGNETIC FIELD; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ABELIA; MAJORANA;

EID: 84931291648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8426     Document Type: Article

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