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Approaching zero-temperature metallic states in mesoscopic superconductor–normal–superconductor arrays

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Eley, S., Gopalakrishnan, S., Goldbart, P. M., & Mason, N. (2011). Approaching zero-temperature metallic states in mesoscopic superconductorânormalâsuperconductor arrays. Nature Physics, 8(1), 59â62.

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Serena Eley (first)
Sarang Gopalakrishnan (additional)
Paul M. Goldbart (additional)
Nadya Mason (additional)

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