2-GAP STRUCTURE IN YB(Y)BA2CU3O7-X SINGLE-CRYSTALS

被引:33
作者
AMINOV, BA
HEIN, MA
MULLER, G
PIEL, H
WEHLER, D
PONOMAREV, YG
ROSNER, K
WINZER, K
机构
[1] PHYS UNIV GOTTINGEN,INST PHYS 1,GOTTINGEN,GERMANY
[2] MOSCOW MV LOMONOSOV STATE UNIV,MOSCOW 117234,RUSSIA
来源
JOURNAL OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY | 1994年 / 7卷 / 02期
关键词
TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-T(C) SUPERCONDUCTORS;
D O I
10.1007/BF00724569
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Tunneling effects in YbBa2Cu3O7-x (YbBCO) and YbBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) single crystals have been investigated using an improved technique of break junction preparation. A two-gap structure with BCS-like density of states has been observed. The value of the ''large'' gap is in the range of 24-28 meV for YBCO (T(c) = 85-90 K) and 29-30 meV for YbBCO (T(c) = 87-90 K). A variation of the value of the ''small'' gap between 0.5 and 11 meV has been detected, even for the same crystal. As a possible explanation, two-band superconductivity, surface properties or strong gap anisotropy will be discussed.
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页码:361 / 365
页数:5
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