High-temperature superconductivity: The explanation

Physica Scripta

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Alexandrov, A S ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGLE-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION; BIPOLARONS; CUPRATES; EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRON-ELECTRON CORRELATION; ELECTRONIC MECHANISMS; FULLY COMPATIBLE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; REAL-SPACE; SUPERCONDUCTING ORDER PARAMETERS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CONDENSATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON CORRELATIONS; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 79952808230     PISSN: 00318949     EISSN: 14024896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-8949/83/03/038301     Document Type: Article

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