Superconductivity in topological insulator Sb 2 Te 3 induced by pressure

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhu, J ^a   Zhang, J L ^a   Kong, P P ^a   Zhang, S J ^a   Yu, X H ^a,b   Zhu, J L ^a,b   Liu, Q Q ^a   Li, X ^a   Yu, R C ^a   Ahuja, R ^c   Yang, W G ^d   Shen, G Y ^d   Mao, H K ^d   Weng, H M ^a   Dai, X ^a   Fang, Z ^a   Zhao, Y S ^a,b   Jin, C Q ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84879615954     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02016     Document Type: Article

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