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arXiv:1005.1581 · Nature Physics

Implementation of superconductor/ferromagnet/ superconductor π-shifters in superconducting digital and quantum circuits

Alexey K. Feofanov, V. A. Oboznov, V. V. Bol’ginov, Jürgen Lisenfeld, Stefano Poletto, V. V. Ryazanov, Anna N. Rossolenko, M. Khabipov, D Balashov, Alexander B Zorin, Pavel N. Dmitriev, V. P. Koshelets, Alexey Vladimirovich Ustinov

Published Jun 20, 2010• 259 citations
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10.1038/nphys1700

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