Electron-electron interaction effect and resistivity maximum in nanocrystalline and ordered superconducting γ-Mo2N

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9-12, 2010, Pages 932-944

  Ningthoujam, R S ^a,b   Gajbhiye, N S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Nanocrystalline; Resistivity minimum; Superconducting

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLITE SIZE; ELECTRON-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS; ELECTRONS;

LOWER TEMPERATURES; NANOCRYSTALLINES; NON STOICHIOMETRY; RESISTIVITY CURVES; RESISTIVITY MAXIMUM; RESISTIVITY MINIMUM; SUPERCONDUCTING; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 77955902320     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2010.034699     Document Type: Article

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