Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation

It is shown that the two-gap approximation is applicable for describing the dV/dI(V) spectra of LuNi₂B₂C–Ag point contacts in a wide interval of temperatures. The values and the temperature dependences of the large and the small gaps in the ab plane and in the c direction were estimated using the...

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Автори: Bobrov, N.L., Beloborod’ko, S.I., Tyutrina, L.V., Chernobay, V.N., Yanson, I.K., Naugle, D.G., Rathnayaka, K.D.D.
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Rathnayaka, K.D.D.
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Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation / N.L. Bobrov, S.I. Beloborod’ko, L.V. Tyutrina, V.N. Chernobay, I.K. Yanson, D.G. Naugle, K.D.D. Rathnayaka // Физика низких температур. — 2006. — Т. 32, № 4-5. — С. 641–650. — Бібліогр.: 30 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/120197
It is shown that the two-gap approximation is applicable for describing the dV/dI(V) spectra of LuNi₂B₂C–Ag point contacts in a wide interval of temperatures. The values and the temperature dependences of the large and the small gaps in the ab plane and in the c direction were estimated using the generalized BTK model [A. Plecenik, M. Grajacar, S. Benacka P. Seidel, A. Pfuch, Phys. Rev. B49, 10016 (1994)]] and the equations of [S.I. Beloborodko, Fiz. Nizk. Temp. 29, 868 (2003) [Low Temp. Phys. 29, 650 (2003)]. In the BCS extrapolation the critical temperature of the small gap is 10 K in the ab plane and 14.5 K in the c direction. The absolute values of the gaps are ∆₀ab = 2.16 meV and ∆₀с = 1.94 meV. For the large gaps the critical temperature Tc coincides with the bulk, Tc = 16.8 K, and their absolute values are very close, being about 3 meV in both orientations. In the c direction the contributions to the conductivity from the small and the large gaps remain practically identical up to 10–11 K. In the ab plane the contribution from the small gap is much smaller and decreases rapidly as a temperature rises.
The single crystal samples for this study were graciously provided by P.C. Canfield and S.L. Budko at Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University. The authors are indebted to Yu.G. Naidyuk for helpful discussions. The work was supported in terms of the complex program of fundamental research «Nanosystems, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies» of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Project No 10/05-N). The work was supported in part by the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Grant No A-0514, Houston, TX), The Telecommunications and Informatics Task Force at Texas A&M University, the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH) and the National Science Foundation (Grants Nos. DMR-010345 and DMR-0422949). Partial support of U.S. Civilian Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Contract No UP1-2566-KH-03) is acknowledged.
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
Физика низких температур
Experimental Methods and Applications
Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
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title Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
spellingShingle Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
Bobrov, N.L.
Beloborod’ko, S.I.
Tyutrina, L.V.
Chernobay, V.N.
Yanson, I.K.
Naugle, D.G.
Rathnayaka, K.D.D.
Experimental Methods and Applications
title_short Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
title_full Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
title_fullStr Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound LuNi₂B₂C by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
title_sort investigation of the superconducting energy gap in the compound luni₂b₂c by the method of point contact spectroscopy: two-gap approximation
author Bobrov, N.L.
Beloborod’ko, S.I.
Tyutrina, L.V.
Chernobay, V.N.
Yanson, I.K.
Naugle, D.G.
Rathnayaka, K.D.D.
author_facet Bobrov, N.L.
Beloborod’ko, S.I.
Tyutrina, L.V.
Chernobay, V.N.
Yanson, I.K.
Naugle, D.G.
Rathnayaka, K.D.D.
topic Experimental Methods and Applications
topic_facet Experimental Methods and Applications
publishDate 2006
language English
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description It is shown that the two-gap approximation is applicable for describing the dV/dI(V) spectra of LuNi₂B₂C–Ag point contacts in a wide interval of temperatures. The values and the temperature dependences of the large and the small gaps in the ab plane and in the c direction were estimated using the generalized BTK model [A. Plecenik, M. Grajacar, S. Benacka P. Seidel, A. Pfuch, Phys. Rev. B49, 10016 (1994)]] and the equations of [S.I. Beloborodko, Fiz. Nizk. Temp. 29, 868 (2003) [Low Temp. Phys. 29, 650 (2003)]. In the BCS extrapolation the critical temperature of the small gap is 10 K in the ab plane and 14.5 K in the c direction. The absolute values of the gaps are ∆₀ab = 2.16 meV and ∆₀с = 1.94 meV. For the large gaps the critical temperature Tc coincides with the bulk, Tc = 16.8 K, and their absolute values are very close, being about 3 meV in both orientations. In the c direction the contributions to the conductivity from the small and the large gaps remain practically identical up to 10–11 K. In the ab plane the contribution from the small gap is much smaller and decreases rapidly as a temperature rises.
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