High-temperature superconductivity in iron-based materials

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 645-658

  Paglione, Johnpierre ^a   Greene, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON RESEARCH; ORGANIC SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

COOPER PAIRING; EXPERIMENTAL BENCHMARKS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; IRON BASED MATERIALS; IRON-BASED; PAIRING SYMMETRIES; STRUCTURAL TUNING; UNIVERSAL PROPERTIES;

IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 77956345038     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1759     Document Type: Review

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