The magnetic excitation spectrum and thermodynamics of high-T(c) superconductors

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5418, 1999, Pages 1344-1347

  Dai, Pengcheng ^a   Mook, H A ^a   Hayden, S M ^b   Aeppli, G ^c   Perring, T G ^d   Hunt, R D ^a   Dogan F ^e  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^e University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NEUTRON SCATTERING; OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; YTTRIUM BARIUM COPPER OXIDES;

MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS; MAGNETIC FLUCTUATIONS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

COPPER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENTHALPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033591397     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5418.1344     Document Type: Article

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