What drives nematic order in iron-based superconductors?

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-104

  Fernandes, R M ^a   Chubukov, A V ^b   Schmalian, J ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY WAVE TRANSITION; ELECTRONIC INSTABILITIES; ELECTRONIC MECHANISMS; ISING NEMATIC ORDER; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING STATE; TIME REVERSAL SYMMETRIES;

IRON-BASED SUPERCONDUCTORS;

EID: 84893229224     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2877     Document Type: Review

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