Optical investigation of the metal-insulator transition in FeSb 2

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-183

  Perucchi, A ^a   Degiorgi, L ^a   Hu, Rongwei ^b,c   Petrovic, C ^b   Mitrovic V F ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRUM; OPTICAL CONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING OPTICAL GAP; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRAL RANGE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY GAP; IRON COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

METAL INSULATOR TRANSITION;

EID: 33845762871     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: 14346036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2006-00433-1     Document Type: Article

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