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Nature Physics 3, 686 - 687 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nphys739

Subject Categories: Condensed-matter physics | Materials physics

Superconductivity: Importance of fluctuations

Marcel Franz1

  1. Marcel Franz is at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1.
    e-mail: franz@phas.ubc.ca


Pioneering measurements of the superfluid density in ultrathin films of a high-temperature superconductor demonstrate the importance of phase fluctuations for the physics of these fascinating materials.

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