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Quantum Antidot (AD) structures have remarkable properties in the integer quantum Hall regime, exhibiting Coulomb-blockade charging and the Kondo effect despite their open geometry. In some regimes a simple single-particle (SP) model…
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We study the effects of static nonlocal Coulomb interactions in layered conventional superconductors and show that they generically suppress superconductivity and reduce the critical temperature. Although the nonlocal Coulomb interaction…
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Superconducting diodes, devices that allow Cooper-pair currents to flow more easily in one direction than the other, are set to become key building blocks for dissipationless electronics. Existing realizations, however, rely on magnetic…
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