Phase-sensitive SQUIDs based on the 3D topological insulator HgTe

Physica Scripta

Volumn 2015, Issue T164, 2015, Pages

  Maier, L ^a   Bocquillon, E ^a   Grimm, M ^a   Oostinga, J B ^a   Ames, C ^a   Gould, C ^a   Brune C ^a   Buhmann, H ^a   Molenkamp, L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

condensed matter physics; superconductivity; topological insulators

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICES; SEISMIC WAVES; SPIN POLARIZATION; SQUIDS; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SURFACE STATES;

MEASUREMENTS OF; P-WAVE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; PHASE SENSITIVE; POTENTIAL TOOL; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS;

ELECTRIC INSULATORS;

EID: 84974603870     PISSN: 02811847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/2015/T164/014002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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