Effect of mesoscopic inhomogeneities on local tunneling density of states in cuprates

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Dell'Anna, L ^a   Lorenzana, J ^a   Capone, M ^a,b   Castellani, C ^a   Grilli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

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EID: 16344394249     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.064518     Document Type: Article

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