An inexpensive and easy experiment to measure the electrical resistance of high-Tc superconductors as a function of temperature

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1024-1026

  Leon Rossano L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 0040163964     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18715     Document Type: Article

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