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Published: Nov 18, 2021
Vol/Issue: 17(1)
Pages: 39-44
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Christian Baumgärtner

Paulo E. Faria Junior

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Award: Project-ID 314695032 – SFB 1277 (Subproject B08)

Microsoft Award: Microsoft Quantum

EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Award: Grant Agreement No. 881603 (Graphene Flagship Core 3)

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Christian Baumgärtner, Lorenz Fuchs, Andreas Costa, et al. (2021). Supercurrent rectification and magnetochiral effects in symmetric Josephson junctions. Nature Nanotechnology, 17(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-021-01009-9

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