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Enhanced Andreev scattering by order-disorder transitions in short coherence length superconductors. / Hui, V. C. ; Lambert, Colin.
In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Vol. 2, No. 35, 03.09.1990, p. 7303-7308.

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Hui, VC & Lambert, C 1990, 'Enhanced Andreev scattering by order-disorder transitions in short coherence length superconductors', Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 2, no. 35, pp. 7303-7308. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/2/35/005

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Hui, V. C., & Lambert, C. (1990). Enhanced Andreev scattering by order-disorder transitions in short coherence length superconductors. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2(35), 7303-7308. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/2/35/005

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Hui VC, Lambert C. Enhanced Andreev scattering by order-disorder transitions in short coherence length superconductors. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 1990 Sept 3;2(35):7303-7308. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/2/35/005

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Hui, V. C. ; Lambert, Colin. / Enhanced Andreev scattering by order-disorder transitions in short coherence length superconductors. In: Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 1990 ; Vol. 2, No. 35. pp. 7303-7308.

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