Fluctuation induced diamagnetism in La1.9Sr0.1CuO4 superconductors well inside the high-reduced temperature and the finite magnetic field regimes

Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 185-204

  Carballeira, Carlos ^a,d   Mosqueira, Jesús ^a,d   Revcolevschi, A ^b   Vidal, Félix ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Critical phenomena; Fluctuation effects; Ginzburg Landau theory; Magnetization

Indexed keywords

DIAMAGNETISM; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

FLUCTUATION INDUCED DIAMAGNETISM;

OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 0037437812     PISSN: 09214534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01864-6     Document Type: Article

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