Single- and two-particle energy gaps across the disorder-driven superconductor-insulator transition

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 884-889

  Bouadim, Karim ^a   Loh, Yen Lee ^a   Randeria, Mohit ^a   Trivedi, Nandini ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80555123057     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2037     Document Type: Article

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