Andreev reflections from La2-xSrxCuO4 single crystals

被引:14
作者
Deutscher, G [1 ]
Achsaf, N [1 ]
Goldschmidt, D [1 ]
Revcolevschi, A [1 ]
Vietkine, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV PARIS 11,LAB CHIM SOLIDES,F-91405 ORSAY,FRANCE
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PHYSICA C | 1997年 / 282卷
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10.1016/S0921-4534(97)00242-6
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We have measured the conductance of Point Contacts between LSCO single crystals and Gold tips. The initial increase of the conductance as a function of applied bias rules out the presence of nodes in the gap. The data is best fitted by an extended s-wave symmetry gap, with a ratio of about three between its extrema values.
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