In-gap quasiparticle excitations induced by non-magnetic Cu impurities in Na(Fe0.96Co0.03Cu0.01)As revealed by scanning tunnelling spectroscopy

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, Huan ^a   Wang, Zhenyu ^b   Fang, Delong ^a   Deng, Qiang ^a   Wang, Qiang Hua ^a   Xiang, Yuan Yuan ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Wen, Hai Hu ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUPROUS ION; MANGANESE;

COPPER; IRON; SCANNING TUNNELLING MICROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; SYMMETRY;

ARTICLE; EXCITATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; SPECTROSCOPY; SUPERCONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84888148640     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3749     Document Type: Article

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