Observation of a d-wave gap in electron-doped Sr 2 IrO 4

Nature Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 37-41

  Kim, Y K ^a,b,c   Sung, N H ^d   Denlinger, J D ^a   Kim, B J ^d  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Institute for Basic Science   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; IRIDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; TEMPERATURE; TRANSITION METAL OXIDES; TRANSITION METALS;

5D TRANSITION METALS; ANGLE-RESOLVED PHOTOEMISSION; CUPRATE MATERIALS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; LOW TEMPERATURE PHASE; SUPERCONDUCTING PHASE; WAVE INSTABILITY; ZERO ENERGY STATE;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84954076671     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3503     Document Type: Article

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