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Title: Sharp increase in the density of states in PbTe upon approaching a saddle point in the band structure

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Physical Review B
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Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Volume: 99 Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950
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American Physical Society
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United States
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English

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Walmsley, P., Abrams, D. M., Straquadine, J., Chan, M. K., McDonald, R. D., Giraldo-Gallo, P., and Fisher, I. R.. Sharp increase in the density of states in PbTe upon approaching a saddle point in the band structure. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035105.
Walmsley, P., Abrams, D. M., Straquadine, J., Chan, M. K., McDonald, R. D., Giraldo-Gallo, P., & Fisher, I. R.. Sharp increase in the density of states in PbTe upon approaching a saddle point in the band structure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035105
Walmsley, P., Abrams, D. M., Straquadine, J., Chan, M. K., McDonald, R. D., Giraldo-Gallo, P., and Fisher, I. R.. Wed . "Sharp increase in the density of states in PbTe upon approaching a saddle point in the band structure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.99.035105.
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