Evidence for quantum critical behavior in the optimally doped cuprate Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+δ)

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5436, 1999, Pages 2110-2113

  Valla, T ^a   Fedorov, A V ^a   Johnson, P D ^a   Wells, B O ^a,b   Hulbert, S L ^a   Li, Q ^a   Gu, G D ^c   Koshizuka, N ^d  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SUPERCONDUCTIVITY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; PHOTOEMISSION; QUANTUM OPTICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BISMUTH STRONTIUM CALCIUM CUPRATES; QUANTUM CRITICAL BEHAVIOR;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

COPPER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0032824555     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5436.2110     Document Type: Article

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