Possible Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Transition in Ba(Fe0.914Co0.086)2As2 Crystals
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
3. Data Analysis
4. Summary and Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiao, W.-H.; Xu, X.-F.; Jiang, H.; Xu, Z.-A.; Chen, Q.-H.; Cao, G.-H. Possible Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Transition in Ba(Fe0.914Co0.086)2As2 Crystals. Materials 2021, 14, 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216294
Jiao W-H, Xu X-F, Jiang H, Xu Z-A, Chen Q-H, Cao G-H. Possible Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Transition in Ba(Fe0.914Co0.086)2As2 Crystals. Materials. 2021; 14(21):6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216294
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiao, Wen-He, Xiao-Feng Xu, Hao Jiang, Zhu-An Xu, Qing-Hu Chen, and Guang-Han Cao. 2021. "Possible Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Transition in Ba(Fe0.914Co0.086)2As2 Crystals" Materials 14, no. 21: 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216294
APA StyleJiao, W.-H., Xu, X.-F., Jiang, H., Xu, Z.-A., Chen, Q.-H., & Cao, G.-H. (2021). Possible Evidence for Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Transition in Ba(Fe0.914Co0.086)2As2 Crystals. Materials, 14(21), 6294. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216294