Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344455

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344455

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Metallic nanograins: superconducting correlations, Josephson tunneling and conformal field theory. Experimental studies of aluminium grains which are a few nanometres in size have exposed unexpected physical characteristics, including pairing interactions which are responsible for bulk superconductivity. Our previous theoretical work has shown that precise information about these nanograins can be gained in the framework of the exact solution of the BCS model. This project will continue our work in this area with an emphasis on investigating the nature of Josephson tunneling between coupled nanograins. The results of this project will have important applications in emerging technologies such as the implementation of Josephson junctions of nanoscale size.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $245,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Theoretical Physics | Mathematics Not Elsewhere Classified | Mathematical Physics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical sciences | Mathematical sciences

Other Keywords

Mathematical Physics | Mathematical sciences | Mathematics Not Elsewhere Classified | Physical sciences | Theoretical Physics

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