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Fundamentals and Frontiers of the Josephson Effect

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The Josephson effect has revolutionized voltage metrology [1–5] and, together with the quantum Hall effect for resistance and atomic clocks for time and frequency, has enabled measurement standards based on quantum effects.

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Benz, S.P. (2019). Josephson Junctions for Metrology Applications. In: Tafuri, F. (eds) Fundamentals and Frontiers of the Josephson Effect. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 286. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20726-7_15

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