Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States: Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges

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Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States : Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges. / Danon, Jeroen; Hellenes, Anna Birk; Hansen, Esben Bork; Casparis, Lucas; Higginbotham, Andrew P.; Flensberg, Karsten.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 124, No. 3, 036801, 22.01.2020.

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Harvard

Danon, J, Hellenes, AB, Hansen, EB, Casparis, L, Higginbotham, AP & Flensberg, K 2020, 'Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States: Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges', Physical Review Letters, vol. 124, no. 3, 036801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.036801

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Danon, J., Hellenes, A. B., Hansen, E. B., Casparis, L., Higginbotham, A. P., & Flensberg, K. (2020). Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States: Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges. Physical Review Letters, 124(3), [036801]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.036801

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Danon J, Hellenes AB, Hansen EB, Casparis L, Higginbotham AP, Flensberg K. Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States: Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges. Physical Review Letters. 2020 Jan 22;124(3). 036801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.036801

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Danon, Jeroen ; Hellenes, Anna Birk ; Hansen, Esben Bork ; Casparis, Lucas ; Higginbotham, Andrew P. ; Flensberg, Karsten. / Nonlocal Conductance Spectroscopy of Andreev Bound States : Symmetry Relations and BCS Charges. In: Physical Review Letters. 2020 ; Vol. 124, No. 3.

Bibtex

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