Superconductivity in Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Proximity effect

The unique electronic band structure of graphene gives rise to remarkable properties when in contact with a superconducting electrode. In this thesis two main aspects of these junctions are analyzed: the induced superconducting proximity effect and the no

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Pablo Burset Atienza

Superconductivity in Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Proximity Effect and Nonlocal Transport

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Pablo Burset Atienza

Superconductivity in Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes Proximity Effect and Nonlocal Transport Doctoral Thesis accepted by the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

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Supervisor Prof. Dr. Alfredo Levy Yeyati Department of Theoretical Physics of Condensed Matter Autonomous University of Madrid Madrid Spain

Author Dr. Pablo Burset Atienza Institute for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics University of Würzburg Würzburg Germany

ISSN 2190-5053 ISBN 978-3-319-01109-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01110-3

ISSN 2190-5061 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-01110-3 (eBook)

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