Diffusive conductors as Andreev interferometers.
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چکیده
We present a novel mechanism of phase-dependent electric transport in diffusive normal metal-superconductor structures. We provide a detailed theoretical and numerical analysis of recent unexplained experiments essentially
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 76 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996