Resource letter scy-3: Superconductivity

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-118

  Butch, N P ^a   De Andrade, M C ^a   Maple, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 39049129838     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2802574     Document Type: Article

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