Strong electron-phonon coupling in the rare-earth carbide superconductor La2 C3

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Kim, J S ^a   Xie, Wenhui ^a   Kremer, R K ^a   Babizhetskyy, V ^a   Jepsen, O ^a   Simon, A ^a   Ahn, K S ^b   Raquet, B ^c   Rakoto, H ^c   Broto, J M ^c   Ouladdiaf, B ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^c Laboratoire National des Champs Magnetiques Pulses   (France)

^d INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

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EID: 34547236668     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.014516     Document Type: Article

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