Nodeless pairing state in single-crystal YBa2Cu 3O7

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 17, 2004, Pages

  Harshman, Dale R ^a,b,c   Kossler, W J ^d   Wan, X ^d   Fiory, Anthony T ^e,f   Greer, A J ^g   Noakes, D R ^h   Stronach, C E ^h   Koster, E ⁱ   Dow, John D ^c  

^a Physikon Research Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^e NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^g GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; COPPER COMPLEX; OXIDE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CRYSTAL; MAGNETIC FIELD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUON; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 42749098104     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.174505     Document Type: Article

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