Lifshitz Transition and Chemical Instabilities in Ba1-xKxFe2As2 Superconductors

Khan, Suffian N.; Johnson, Duane D.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.156401

Title: Lifshitz Transition and Chemical Instabilities in ${Ba}_{1 - x} K_{x} {Fe}_{2} {As}_{2}$ Superconductors

Journal Article · Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.156401· OSTI ID:1383718

Khan, Suffian N.; Johnson, Duane D.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Defect Physics in Structural Materials (CDP)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1383718

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 112, Issue 15; Related Information: CDP partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (lead); Ames Laboratory; University of California, Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon University; University of Georgia; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ohio State University; University of Tennessee; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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