Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot

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Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot. / Schulenborg, J.; Flensberg, K.

In: Physical Review B, Vol. 101, No. 1, 014512, 28.01.2020.

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Schulenborg, J & Flensberg, K 2020, 'Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot', Physical Review B, vol. 101, no. 1, 014512. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014512

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Schulenborg, J., & Flensberg, K. (2020). Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot. Physical Review B, 101(1), [014512]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014512

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Schulenborg J, Flensberg K. Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot. Physical Review B. 2020 Jan 28;101(1). 014512. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.014512

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Schulenborg, J. ; Flensberg, K. / Absence of supercurrent sign reversal in a topological junction with a quantum dot. In: Physical Review B. 2020 ; Vol. 101, No. 1.

Bibtex

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