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Part B: Condensed Matter Physics

Quantum diffusion of electrons in quasiperiodic and periodic approximant lattices in the rare earth-cadmium system

N. M. R. ArmstrongDepartment of Physics and AstronomyMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.Correspondence[email protected]
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K. D. MortimerDepartment of Physics and AstronomyMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.View further author information
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T. KongAmes Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.View further author information
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S. L. Bud’koAmes Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.View further author information
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P. C. CanfieldAmes Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.View further author information
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D. N. BasovDepartment of Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.View further author information
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T. TimuskDepartment of Physics and AstronomyMcMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.View further author information
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Pages 1122-1130 | Received 26 Aug 2015, Accepted 30 Jan 2016, Published online: 14 Mar 2016

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