TUNNELING STUDIES OF BI2SR2CA2CU3O10-X IN THE AB PLANE

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作者
CHEN, Q [1 ]
NG, KW [1 ]
MANZI, AE [1 ]
LUO, HL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 49卷 / 09期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.49.6193
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We have measured the energy gap of highly c-axis-oriented Bi2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-x (2:2:2:3) polycrystals along the ab plane with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Our best tunneling conductance curve showed that the DELTA(ab) of 2:2:2:3 should be close to, but not larger than 39 meV. Both 2:2:2:3-to-normal-metal, and 2:2:2:3-to-2:2:2:3 tunneling show similar energy-gap values.
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页码:6193 / 6196
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