A unified explanation of the Kadowaki-Woods ratio in strongly correlated metals

Nature Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 422-425

  Jacko, A C ^a   Fjaerestad J O ^a   Powell, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON SCATTERING; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRANSITION METAL OXIDES; TRANSITION METALS;

ELECTRON-ELECTRON SCATTERING RATES; KADOWAKI-WOODS; MASS ENHANCEMENT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUADRATIC TEMPERATURE; RENORMALIZATION; SPATIAL DIMENSIONALITIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

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EID: 67650248995     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1249     Document Type: Article

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