Optical investigations of polycrystalline Mg1-xB2 near metal-insulator transition

Solid State Communications

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-179

  Jung, J H ^a,d   Seo, S A ^a   Noh, T W ^a   Sharma, P A ^b,c   Hur, N ^b,c   Cheong, S W ^b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Superconductors; D. Optical properties; E. Light absorption and reflection

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; METAL INSULATOR TRANSITION; PERMITTIVITY; PHASE SEPARATION;

OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY SPECTRA;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037379053     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1098(03)00106-6     Document Type: Article

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