Quantum limit to phase coherence in thin superconducting wires

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Tinkham, M ^{[1
]}

Lau, CN ^{[1
]}

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[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 80卷 / 16期

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10.1063/1.1473232

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

Spontaneous quantum phase slips by 2pi in thin superconducting wires could cause errors in superconducting computers. The rate of such phase slips at T<<T-c is estimated, and shown to be very small as long as the wire is >20 nm in diameter. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.

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