Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction

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Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction. / Hansen, Esben Bork; Danon, Jeroen; Flensberg, Karsten.

In: Physical Review B, Vol. 93, No. 9, 094501, 01.03.2016.

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Hansen, EB, Danon, J & Flensberg, K 2016, 'Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction', Physical Review B, vol. 93, no. 9, 094501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094501

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Hansen, E. B., Danon, J., & Flensberg, K. (2016). Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction. Physical Review B, 93(9), [094501]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094501

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Hansen EB, Danon J, Flensberg K. Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction. Physical Review B. 2016 Mar 1;93(9). 094501. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.094501

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Hansen, Esben Bork ; Danon, Jeroen ; Flensberg, Karsten. / Phase-tunable Majorana bound states in a topological N-SNS junction. In: Physical Review B. 2016 ; Vol. 93, No. 9.

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