Fluctuating superconductivity in organic molecular metals close to the Mott transition

Nature

Volumn 449, Issue 7162, 2007, Pages 584-587

  Nam, Moon Sun ^a   Ardavan, Arzhang ^a   Blundell, Stephen J ^a   Schlueter, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

METAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHASE TRANSITION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 34948823935     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06182     Document Type: Article

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