Magnetism and its microscopic origin in iron-based high-temperature superconductors

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 709-718

  Dai, Pengcheng ^a,b   Hu, Jiangping ^b,c   Dagotto, Elbio ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MAGNETISM;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC SPINS; FERMI SURFACE NESTING; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; IRON BASED MATERIALS; IRON-BASED HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR; MAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; MAGNETIC STATE; PARENT COMPOUNDS;

IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 84867156344     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2438     Document Type: Review

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