Emergence of Quantum Phase-Slip Behaviour in Superconducting NbN Nanowires: DC Electrical Transport and Fabrication Technologies.

Emergence of Quantum Phase-Slip Behaviour in Superconducting NbN Nanowires: DC Electrical Transport and Fabrication Technologies.
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10.3390/nano8060442
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2018-06-16
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Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
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Fenton JC
Fenton JC
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作者:
Constantino NGN;Anwar MS;Kennedy OW;Dang M;Warburton PA;Fenton JC

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