Deterministic phase slips in mesoscopic superconducting rings
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Deterministic phase slips in mesoscopic superconducting rings
The properties of one-dimensional superconductors are strongly influenced by topological fluctuations of the order parameter, known as phase slips, which cause the decay of persistent current in superconducting rings and the appearance of resistance in superconducting wires. Despite extensive work, quantitative studies of phase slips have been limited by uncertainty regarding the order paramete...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Communications
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13551