Link between spin fluctuations and electron pairing in copper oxide superconductors

Nature

Volumn 476, Issue 7358, 2011, Pages 73-75

  Jin, K ^a,b   Butch, N P ^a,b   Kirshenbaum, K ^a,b   Paglione, J ^a,b   Greene, R L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; COPPER OXIDE; LANTHANUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COPPER COMPOUND; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRON; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSULATION; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ELECTROSPINNING; FILM; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERCONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 79961150261     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10308     Document Type: Article

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