Electron tunneling into superconducting CeRu12

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Ekino, T [1 ]
Fujii, H [1 ]
Nakama, T [1 ]
Yagasaki, K [1 ]
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[1] UNIV RYUKYUS,COLL SCI,OKINAWA 90301,JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1997年 / 56卷 / 13期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.56.7851
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The superconducting energy gap of CeRu2 has been studied by break-junction tunneling. The observed gap values 2 Delta(0) = 1.9-2.6 meV with T-c = 5.4-6.7 K give the ratio 2 Delta(0)/k(B)T(c) = 4.1-4.4, indicating a strong coupling superconductor. The temperature dependence of the gap value is in good agreement with the BCS prediction.
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