During the past 15 years a new field has emerged, which combines superconductivity and
spintronics, with the goal to pave a way for new types of devices for applications combining …

This review provides a theoretical basis for understanding the current-phase relation (CΦR)
for the stationary (dc) Josephson effect in various types of superconducting junctions. The …

This review considers unusual effects in superconductor-ferromagnet structures, in
particular, the triplet component of the condensate generated in those systems. This …

This review presents an overview of the thermal properties of mesoscopic structures. The
discussion is based on the concept of electron energy distribution, and, in particular, on …

The year 1911 was remarkable for physics in several respects. Ernest Rutherford postulated
the existence of the atomic nucleus, which led him to his atom model; Max Planck introduced …

We have observed well-defined phase slips between quantized persistent current states
around a toroidal atomic (Na 23) Bose-Einstein condensate. These phase slips are induced …

Advances in nanofabrication techniques have made it possible to make devices in which
superconducting electrodes are connected to non-superconducting nanostructures such as …

Recent experiments on mesoscopic normal metal/superconductor heterostructures resolve
properties on length scales and at low temperatures such that the temperature is below the …

A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) with single-walled carbon
nanotube (CNT) Josephson junctions is presented. Quantum confinement in each junction …

When two superconductors are electrically connected by a weak link—such as a tunnel
barrier—a zero-resistance supercurrent can flow,. This supercurrent is carried by Cooper …