Iron-based superconductors at high magnetic fields

Reports on Progress in Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Gurevich, A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82455174381     PISSN: 00344885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/74/12/124501     Document Type: Review

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