Evidence for finite conductivity of icosahedral AlPdRe at T=0 K

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Ahlgren, M [1 ]
Gignoux, C [1 ]
Rodmar, M [1 ]
Berger, C [1 ]
Rapp, O [1 ]
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[1] CNRS,ETUD PROPRIETES ELECT SOLIDES LAB,F-38042 GRENOBLE 9,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 55卷 / 18期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.55.R11915
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Samples of icosahedral AlPdRe have been studied for a range of varying resistance ratios R=rho(4.2 K)/rho(295 K). Structural characterization techniques used include x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and diffraction in transmission electron microscopy. The electrical resistance was measured down to 40 mK. The conductivity at T=0 K, sigma(0), extrapolated from these results was nonzero for all samples and sigma(0) was found to decrease exponentially with increasing R over more than an order of magnitude in sigma(0).
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