Electron dynamics in (formula presented) Evidence for the pseudogap state and unconventional c-axis response

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2001, Pages

  Singley, E J ^a   Basov, D N ^a   Kurahashi, K ^b   Uefuji, T ^b   Yamada, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85038280468     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.224503     Document Type: Article

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