Quantum size effects on the superconducting parameters of zero-dimensional Pb nanoparticles

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Li, W H ^a   Yang, C ^a   Tsao, C ^a   Lee, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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LEAD;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POWDER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0347064220     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.184507     Document Type: Article

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