Electron-phonon interaction and pairing mechanism in superconducting Ca-intercalated bilayer graphene

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Margine, E R ^a   Lambert, Henry ^b   Giustino, Feliciano ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84959036477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep21414     Document Type: Article

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