Possible dominance of the Maki-Thompson process in the fluctuation conductivity of Bi-2212 superconducting whiskers

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 35, 2006, Pages 8295-8312

  Truccato, M ^a   Agostino, A ^a   Rinaudo, G ^a   Cagliero, S ^a   Panetta, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; FLUCTUATION CONDUCTIVITY; MAKI-THOMPSON PROCESSES; SUPERCONDUCTING WHISKERS;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33747627864     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/35/015     Document Type: Article

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