Emergence of preformed Cooper pairs from the doped Mott insulating state in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

Nature

Volumn 456, Issue 7218, 2008, Pages 77-80

  Yang, H B ^a   Rameau, J D ^a   Johnson, P D ^a   Valla, T ^a   Tsvelik, A ^a   Gu, G D ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COPPER DERIVATIVE;

BISMUTH; CALCIUM; COPPER COMPOUND; ELECTRON; STRONTIUM; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 55549118618     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07400     Document Type: Article

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