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Macroeconomics, innovation, climate change mitigation, energy systems, complexity science.

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Employment (6)

World Bank: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2022-06-15 to present | Senior Climate Economist (Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions)
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University of Exeter: Exeter, Devon, GB

2021-08-01 to present | Associate Professor in Climate Policy (Geography)
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University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2016-01-01 to present | Research Fellow (Cambridge Centre for Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Governance (C-EENRG))
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University of Exeter: Exeter, Devon, GB

2019-01-01 to 2021-07-31 | Senior Lecturer in Global Systems (Geography)
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Radboud University: Nijmegen, NL

2016-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | Assistant Professor in Energy, Climate and Innovation (Department of Environmental Science)
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University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2014-09-01 to 2015-12-31 | Deputy Director, Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (Land Economy)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of St Andrews: St Andrews, Fife, GB

2004-10-01 to 2008-11-17 | PhD (School of Physics)
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Professional activities (2)

University of Cambridge: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2016-01-01 to present | Departmental Fellow (Land Economy)
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Cambridge Econometrics Ltd: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB

2016-01-01 to present | Affiliate (Modelling)
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Funding (6)

Economics of Innovation and System Transition

2020-07 to 2023-06 | Grant
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, UK Government (London, GB)
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J.-F. Mercure

Financial risk and the impact of climate change

2019-02 to 2020-01 | Grant
Natural Environment Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: NE/S017119/1
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J.-F. Mercure

Plausible policy pathways to Paris

2016-10-31 to 2018-07-30 | Grant
Natural Environment Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: NE/P015093/1
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BRIDGE - Building Resilience In a Dynamic Global Economy: Complexity across scales in the Food-Water-Energy Nexus

Newton Fund: Links 2015 - Linkages between energy, food and water consumption for Brazil in the context of climate change mitigation strategies

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Multi-sectoral interactions in global energy end-use

2013-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
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Works (50 of 67)

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Transforming US agriculture for carbon removal with enhanced weathering

Nature
2025-02-13 | Journal article
Contributors: David J. Beerling; Euripides P. Kantzas; Mark R. Lomas; Lyla L. Taylor; Shuang Zhang; Yoshiki Kanzaki; Rafael M. Eufrasio; Phil Renforth; Jean-Francois Mecure; Hector Pollitt et al.
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Stranded human and produced capital in a net-zero transition

Environmental Research: Climate
2024-12-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel Chester; Cormac Lynch; Jean-Francois Mercure; Andrew Jarvis
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Structural change and socio-economic disparities in a net zero transition

Economic Systems Research
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Cormac Lynch; Yeliz Simsek; Jean-Francois Mercure; Panagiotis Fragkos; Julien Lefèvre; Thomas Le Gallic; Kostas Fragkiadakis; Leonidas Paroussos; Dimitris Fragkiadakis; Florian Leblanc et al.
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How are climate policies assessed in emerging economies? A study of ex-ante policy appraisal in Brazil, China, and India

Climate Policy
2024-10-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Jin Qin; Cormac Lynch; Peter Barbrook-Johnson; Pablo Salas; Guanyu Yang; Michel Ferreira Cardia Haddad; Femke Nijsse; Roberto Pasqualino; Jean-François Mercure
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Evidence of a cascading positive tipping point towards electric vehicles

2024-04-19 | Preprint
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Aileen Lam; Joshua Buxton; Chris Boulton; Timothy Lenton
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Economic modelling fit for the demands of energy decision makers

Nature Energy
2024-02-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Pete Barbrook-Johnson; Jean-François Mercure; Simon Sharpe; Cristina Peñasco; Cameron Hepburn; Laura Diaz Anadon; J. Doyne Farmer; Timothy M. Lenton
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The role of the IPCC in assessing actionable evidence for climate policymaking

npj Climate Action
2024-01-15 | Journal article
Contributors: Hector Pollitt; Jean-Francois Mercure; Terry Barker; Pablo Salas; Serban Scrieciu
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Creating quantitative scenario projections for the UK shared socioeconomic pathways

Climate Risk Management
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Merkle; O. Dellaccio; R. Dunford; Z.V. Harmáčková; P.A. Harrison; J-F. Mercure; S. Pedde; B. Seo; Y. Simsek; J. Stenning et al.
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The momentum of the solar energy transition

Nature Communications
2023-10-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Femke J. M. M. Nijsse; Jean-Francois Mercure; Nadia Ameli; Francesca Larosa; Sumit Kothari; Jamie Rickman; Pim Vercoulen; Hector Pollitt
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Indicators of changing resilience and potential tipping points in the automotive industry

2023-05-15 | Preprint
Contributors: Joshua E Buxton; Chris A Boulton; Jean-Francois Mercure; Aileen Lam; Timothy M Lenton
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Great power, great responsibility: Assessing power sector policy for the UK’s net zero target

Energy Policy
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Ari Ball-Burack; Pablo Salas; Jean-Francois Mercure
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Stranded fossil-fuel assets translate to major losses for investors in advanced economies

Nature Climate Change
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Gregor Semieniuk; Philip B. Holden; Jean-Francois Mercure; Pablo Salas; Hector Pollitt; Katharine Jobson; Pim Vercoulen; Unnada Chewpreecha; Neil R. Edwards; Jorge E. Viñuales
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Environmental and health impacts of atmospheric CO2 removal by enhanced rock weathering depend on nations’ energy mix

Communications Earth & Environment
2022-05-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Rafael M. Eufrasio; Euripides P. Kantzas; Neil R. Edwards; Philip B. Holden; Hector Pollitt; Jean-Francois Mercure; S. C. Lenny Koh; David J. Beerling
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Reframing incentives for climate policy action

Nature Energy
2021-11-04 | Journal article
Contributors: J.-F. Mercure; P. Salas; P. Vercoulen; G. Semieniuk; A. Lam; H. Pollitt; P. B. Holden; N. Vakilifard; U. Chewpreecha; N. R. Edwards et al.
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Stranded human and produced capital in a net-zero transition

2021-06-25 | Other
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Daniel Chester; Cormac Lynch; Stephen Jarvis; Andrew Jarvis
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Reframing the climate policy game

2021-02-01 | Preprint
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Pablo Salas Bravo; Pim Vercoulen; Gregor Semieniuk; Aileen Lam; Hector Pollitt; Philip Holden; Negar Vakilifard; Unnada Chewpreecha; Neil Edwards et al.
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Low‐carbon transition risks for finance

WIREs Climate Change
2021-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Gregor Semieniuk; Emanuele Campiglio; Jean‐Francois Mercure; Ulrich Volz; Neil R. Edwards
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Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time

Nature Sustainability
2020-03-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Florian Knobloch; Steef V. Hanssen; Aileen Lam; Hector Pollitt; Pablo Salas; Unnada Chewpreecha; Mark A. J. Huijbregts; Jean-Francois Mercure
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Mainstreaming the Water-Energy-Food Nexus through nationally determined contributions (NDCs): the case of Brazil

Climate Policy
2020-02-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Maria-Augusta Paim; Pablo Salas; Sören Lindner; Hector Pollitt; Jean-Francois Mercure; Neil R. Edwards; Jorge E. Viñuales
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Simulating the deep decarbonisation of residential heating for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C

Energy Efficiency
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049591364

Contributors: Knobloch, F.; Pollitt, H.; Chewpreecha, U.; Daioglou, V.; Mercure, J.-F.
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System complexity and policy integration challenges: The Brazilian Energy- Water-Food Nexus

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85061092691

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.; Paim, M.A.; Bocquillon, P.; Lindner, S.; Salas, P.; Martinelli, P.; Berchin, I.I.; de Andrade Guerra, J.B.S.O.; Derani, C.; de Albuquerque Junior, C.L. et al.
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Toward Risk-Opportunity Assessment in Climate-Friendly Finance

One Earth
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2590-3322
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Modelling innovation and the macroeconomics of low-carbon transitions: theory, perspectives and practical use

Climate Policy
2019-09-14 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Florian Knobloch; Hector Pollitt; Leonidas Paroussos; S. Serban Scrieciu; Richard Lewney
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Evaluating regulatory strategies for mitigating hydrological risk in Brazil through diversification of its electricity mix

Energy Policy
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Maria-Augusta Paim; Arthur R. Dalmarco; Chung-Han Yang; Pablo Salas; Sören Lindner; Jean-Francois Mercure; José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra; Cristiane Derani; Tatiana Bruce da Silva; Jorge E. Viñuales
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Addressing multiple externalities from electricity generation: a case for EU renewable energy policy beyond 2020?

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85055860492

Contributors: Lehmann, P.; Sijm, J.; Gawel, E.; Strunz, S.; Chewpreecha, U.; Mercure, J.-F.; Pollitt, H.
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Energy modelling and the Nexus concept

Energy Strategy Reviews
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040090567

Contributors: Brouwer, F.; Avgerinopoulos, G.; Fazekas, D.; Laspidou, C.; Mercure, J.-F.; Pollitt, H.; Ramos, E.P.; Howells, M.
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Fashion, fads and the popularity of choices: Micro-foundations for diffusion consumer theory

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049333821

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.
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Policies and predictions for a low-carbon transition by 2050 in passenger vehicles in East Asia: Based on an analysis using the E3ME-FTT model

Sustainability (Switzerland)
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047012442

Contributors: Lam, A.; Lee, S.; Mercure, J.-F.; Cho, Y.; Lin, C.-H.; Pollitt, H.; Chewpreecha, U.; Billington, S.
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The role of money and the financial sector in energy-economy models used for assessing climate and energy policy

Climate Policy
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85012864709

Contributors: Pollitt, H.; Mercure, J.-F.
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Integrated assessment modelling as a positive science: private passenger road transport policies to meet a climate target well below 2 ∘C

Climatic Change
2018-11-03 | Journal article
Contributors: J.-F. Mercure; A. Lam; S. Billington; H. Pollitt
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Author Correction: Climate–carbon cycle uncertainties and the Paris Agreement

Nature Climate Change
2018-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: P. B. Holden; N. R. Edwards; A. Ridgwell; R. D. Wilkinson; K. Fraedrich; F. Lunkeit; H. Pollitt; J.-F. Mercure; P. Salas; A. Lam et al.
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Climate–carbon cycle uncertainties and the Paris Agreement

Nature Climate Change
2018-07-25 | Journal article
Contributors: P. B. Holden; N. R. Edwards; A. Ridgwell; R. D. Wilkinson; K. Fraedrich; F. Lunkeit; H. Pollitt; J.-F. Mercure; P. Salas; A. Lam et al.
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Macroeconomic impact of stranded fossil fuel assets

Nature Climate Change
2018-07-04 | Journal article
Contributors: J.-F. Mercure; H. Pollitt; J. E. Viñuales; N. R. Edwards; P. B. Holden; U. Chewpreecha; P. Salas; I. Sognnaes; A. Lam; F. Knobloch
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Environmental impact assessment for climate change policy with the simulation-based integrated assessment model E3ME-FTT-GENIE

Energy Strategy Reviews
2018-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Hector Pollitt; Neil R. Edwards; Philip B. Holden; Unnada Chewpreecha; Pablo Salas; Aileen Lam; Florian Knobloch; Jorge E. Vinuales
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Assessing the effectiveness of South Africa's emissions-based purchase tax for private passenger vehicles: A consumer choice modelling approach

Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
2016 | Other
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2-s2.0-85026404360

Contributors: Vosper, S.J.; Mercure, J.-F.
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The behavioural aspect of green technology investments: A general positive model in the context of heterogeneous agents

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84962550590

Contributors: Knobloch, F.; Mercure, J.-F.
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Policy-induced energy technological innovation and finance for low-carbon economic growth. Study on the macroeconomics of energy and climate policies.

European Commission
2016-06-01 | Report
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Modelling complex systems of heterogeneous agents to better design sustainability transitions policy

Global Environmental Change
2016-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean-Francois Mercure; Hector Pollitt; Andrea. M. Bassi; Jorge. E Viñuales; Neil R. Edwards
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Climate model emulation in an integrated assessment framework: a case study for mitigation policies in the electricity sector

Earth Syst. Dynam.
2016-02 | Journal article
Contributors: A. M. Foley; P. B. Holden; N. R. Edwards; J.-F. Mercure; P. Salas; H. Pollitt; U. Chewpreecha
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Modeling the power sector in East Asia: Economic and environmental impacts of the choices of power sources

Low-carbon, Sustainable Future in East Asia: Improving Energy Systems, Taxation and Policy Cooperation
2015 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84967224331

Contributors: Ogawa, Y.; Mercure, J.-F.; Lee, S.; Pollitt, H.; Matsumoto, K.; Chiashi, A.
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Modeling the power sectors in East Asia: The choice of power sources

Low-carbon, Sustainable Future in East Asia: Improving Energy Systems, Taxation and Policy Cooperation
2015 | Book
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2-s2.0-84966770659

Contributors: Ogawa, Y.; Mercure, J.-F.; Lee, S.; Pollitt, H.
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An age structured demographic theory of technological change

Journal of Evolutionary Economics
2015-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean-François Mercure
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The effectiveness of policy on consumer choices for private road passenger transport emissions reductions in six major economies

Environ. Res. Lett.
2015-06-01 | Journal article
Contributors: J-F Mercure; A Lam
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GDP and employment effects of policies to close the 2020 emissions gap

Climate Policy
2015-02-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Terry Barker; Eva Alexandri; Jean-Francois Mercure; Yuki Ogawa; Hector Pollitt
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Feasibility of decarbonisation from a technology perspective

Decarbonising the World's Economy: Assessing the Feasibility of Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2014 | Book
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2-s2.0-84988640810

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.; Salas, P.
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The dynamics of technology diffusion and the impacts of climate policy instruments in the decarbonisation of the global electricity sector

2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905380069

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.; Pollitt, H.; Chewpreecha, U.; Salas, P.; Foley, A.M.; Holden, P.B.; Edwards, N.R.
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Formation of heavy d-electron quasiparticles in Sr <inf>3</inf> Ru <inf>2</inf> O <inf>7</inf>

New Journal of Physics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879911028

Contributors: Allan, M.P.; Tamai, A.; Rozbicki, E.; Fischer, M.H.; Voss, J.; King, P.D.C.; Meevasana, W.; Thirupathaiah, S.; Rienks, E.; Fink, J. et al.
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On the global economic potentials and marginal costs of non-renewable resources and the price of energy commodities

2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84887200043

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.; Salas, P.
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Upper critical magnetic field far above the paramagnetic pair-breaking limit of superconducting one-dimensional Li <inf>0.9</inf>Mo <inf>6</inf>O <inf>17</inf> single crystals

Physical Review Letters
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84860651338

Contributors: Mercure, J.-F.; Bangura, A.F.; Xu, X.; Wakeham, N.; Carrington, A.; Walmsley, P.; Greenblatt, M.; Hussey, N.E.
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Gross violation of the Wiedemann-Franz law in a quasi-one-dimensional conductor

2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79960601368

Contributors: Wakeham, N.; Bangura, A.F.; Xu, X.; Mercure, J.-F.; Greenblatt, M.; Hussey, N.E.
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Peer review (5 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Communications earth & environment. (1)
Review activity for Nature climate change (2)
Review activity for Nature energy. (2)