Nanoscale Superconducting States in the Fe-Based Filamentary Superconductor of Pr-Doped CaFe2As2
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Disclaimer
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Nguyen, G.D.; Fu, M.; Zou, Q.; Sanjeewa, L.D.; Li, A.-P.; Sefat, A.S.; Gai, Z. Nanoscale Superconducting States in the Fe-Based Filamentary Superconductor of Pr-Doped CaFe2As2. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11041019
Nguyen GD, Fu M, Zou Q, Sanjeewa LD, Li A-P, Sefat AS, Gai Z. Nanoscale Superconducting States in the Fe-Based Filamentary Superconductor of Pr-Doped CaFe2As2. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(4):1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11041019
Chicago/Turabian StyleNguyen, Giang D., Mingming Fu, Qiang Zou, Liurukara D. Sanjeewa, An-Ping Li, Athena S. Sefat, and Zheng Gai. 2021. "Nanoscale Superconducting States in the Fe-Based Filamentary Superconductor of Pr-Doped CaFe2As2" Nanomaterials 11, no. 4: 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11041019
APA StyleNguyen, G. D., Fu, M., Zou, Q., Sanjeewa, L. D., Li, A.-P., Sefat, A. S., & Gai, Z. (2021). Nanoscale Superconducting States in the Fe-Based Filamentary Superconductor of Pr-Doped CaFe2As2. Nanomaterials, 11(4), 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11041019