# Superconducting order parameter π-phase shift in magnetic impurity wires

@article{Bjornson2016SuperconductingOP,
title={Superconducting order parameter $\pi$-phase shift in magnetic impurity wires},
author={Kristofer Bjornson and Alexander V. Balatsky and Annica M. Black‐Schaffer},
journal={Physical Review B},
year={2016},
volume={95}
}
• Published 24 September 2016
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It has previously been found that a magnetic impurity in a conventional s-wave superconductor can give rise to a local π-phase shift of the superconducting order parameter. By studying a finite wir ...
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