Constraints imposed by symmetry on pairing operators for the iron pnictides

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Wang, Xiaoyu ^a,b,c   Daghofer, Maria ^a,b,d   Nicholson, Andrew ^a,b   Moreo, Adriana ^a,b   Guidry, Michael ^a,b   Dagotto, Elbio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

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EID: 77955182720     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.144509     Document Type: Article

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