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Neutron tunneling in nanostructured systems: isotopical effect

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This contribution reports, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time on the neutron tunneling phenomenon in nickel isotopes based nanostructured. More accurately, 58Ni-62Ni-58Ni thin films Fabry-Perot resonator configuration exhibited several tunneling resonances. In total, there were 7 tunneling resonances. These tunneling resonances manifest themselves via sharp dips in the total reflection plateau due to quasi-bound states in the nanostructured isotopic based nickel thin film Fabry-Perot resonator.

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  1. Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 Old Faure Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7129, PO Box 722, South Africa

    A. Matiwane, J. Sackey, A. Gibaud & M. Maaza

  2. UNESCO-UNISA South Africa Chair in Nanosciences-Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, Muckleneuk, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa

    A. Matiwane, J. Sackey, A. Gibaud & M. Maaza

  3. Physics Dept., University of South Africa, Muckleneuk ridge, PO Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa

    A. Matiwane, J. Sackey, M. L. Lekala & M. Maaza

  4. Laboratoire de Physique de L’Etat Condense’, (UMR 6087 CNRS) Universite du Maine, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France

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Matiwane, A., Sackey, J., Lekala, M.L. et al. Neutron tunneling in nanostructured systems: isotopical effect. MRS Advances 3, 2609–2616 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.228

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