Iron-based superconductors: unity or diversity?

2008/11/24 by Steven A. Kivelson, Hong Yao · 1 citation
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/nmat2325

published as Nature Materials 7, 927 (2008) · Some minor errors in the figure and in the reference in the published version are corrected. 2 pages, 2 figures

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Abstract

Does the high temperature superconductivity observed in the newly discovered iron-pnictide materials represent another example of the same essential physics responsible for superconductivity in the cuprates, or does it embody a new mechanism?

Citations

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