Probing the local effects of magnetic impurities on superconductivity

Science

Volumn 275, Issue 5307, 1997, Pages 1767-1770

  Yazdani, Ali ^b   Jones, B A ^b   Lutz, C P ^b   Crommie, M F ^a,b   Eigler, D M ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOM; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRON; EXCITATION; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030909823     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5307.1767     Document Type: Article

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