Search for Superconductivity in Lithium

Journal of Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 445-454

  Lang, K M ^a   Mizel, Ari ^a,b   Mortara, J ^a   Hudson, E ^a   Hone, J ^a,b   Cohen, Marvin L ^a,b   Zettl, A ^a,b   Davis, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

CURIE-WEISS TEMPERATURE; KONDO EFFECT;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033099731     PISSN: 00222291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021854204812     Document Type: Article

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