Electric Field Breakdown of Charge-Density-Wave—Induced Anomalies in Nb
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- 6 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 37 (10) , 602-606
Abstract
We report the suppression by electric fields of longitudinal resistivity anomalies at 145 and 59 K in the compound Nb. Sample resistance was determined by conventional four-probe dc measurement as well as with short current pulses. We attribute the observed suppression to Zener breakdown across extremely small gaps introduced by the presence of charge density waves.
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