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We have investigated experimentally how properties of NdFeAsO0.8F0.2 superconductor affected due to the substitution of the Ca2+/Nd3+ doping. Based on the XRD data refinement, various structural parameters such as lattice parameters, bond…
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We carried out a comparative study of the in-plane resistivity and optical spectrum of doped BaFe2As2 and investigated the doping evolution of the charge dynamics. For BaFe2As2, charge dynamics is incoherent at high temperatures. Electron…
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