One minute parity lifetime of a NbTiN Cooper-pair transistor

Nature Physics - Tập 11 Số 7 - Trang 547-550 - 2015
David J. van Woerkom1, Attila Geresdi1, Leo P. Kouwenhoven1
1QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands

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