Spatial variations of the superconductor gap structure in MgB2/Al composite

A. Sharoni, O. Millo*, G. Leitus, S. Reich

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Abstract

Composites consisting of MgB2 and A1, 11% by volume, undergo a transition-superconductivity onset at TC = 38 K, close to the value reported for pure MgB2. The transition appears to have broadened, as determined by both magnetic and transport measurements, possibly due to the proximity effect and disorder. Spatially resolved tunnelling spectroscopy at 4.2 K shows a distribution of gap structures, from Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer-like spectra with 2Δ/kBTC = 3.2 to spectra that are typical for proximity superconductors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L503-L508
JournalJournal of Physics Condensed Matter
Volume13
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jun 2001

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