Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 912067, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2010/912067
Research Article
Supercell Band Calculations and Correlation for High-TC Copper Oxide Superconductors
DPMC, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
Received 24 June 2009; Accepted 12 August 2009
Academic Editor: Igor Mazin
Copyright © 2010 T. Jarlborg. This is an open access article distributed under the
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