Tuning the 0 - π Josephson junction with a magnetic impurity: Role of tunnel contacts, exchange coupling, e - e interactions and high-spin states.
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SUBMITTER: Pal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5979961 | biostudies-literature |
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