Multiple quantum criticality in a two-dimensional superconductor

Nature Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 542-548

  Biscaras, J ^a   Bergeal, N ^a   Hurand, S ^a   Feuillet Palma, C ^a   Rastogi, A ^b   Budhani, R C ^b,c   Grilli, M ^d   Caprara, S ^d   Lesueur, J ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^d UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE-SIZE SCALING ANALYSIS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; LOCAL PHASE-COHERENCE; PHASE-COHERENCE LENGTH; QUANTUM CRITICALITY; QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS (2DEG); TWO-DIMENSIONAL SUPERCONDUCTORS;

ELECTRON GAS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84878260249     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat3624     Document Type: Article

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