With whom did Ivar Giaever share the Nobel Prize?
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Leo Esaki shared the Nobel Prize with Ivar Giaever. They were jointly awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively. Giaever's work focused on electron tunneling in superconductors, while Esaki's research centered on electron tunneling in semiconductors, leading to the development of the Esaki diode.
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