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Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics

Line-shaped superconducting nbn thin film on a silicon oxide substrate

J.-G.Kim Kim, Dongseok Suh, H.Kang Kang

Published Jan 1, 2018• 0 citations
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10.9714/psac.2018.20.4.020

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