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Oxygen doping and temperature dependence of the tunneling spectroscopy on Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8+{delta}}

Journal Article · · Journal of Low Temperature Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00753844· OSTI ID:443629

The authors present local probe tunneling spectroscopy of Bi{sub 2}Sr{sub 2}CaCu{sub 2}O{sub 8+{delta}} single crystals for different oxygen concentrations, from optimally doped (T{sub c}=92.2 K) to highly overdoped (T{sub c}=56.0 K) phases. With increasing oxygen overdoping, the superconducting gap ({Delta}{sub p}) is reduced and the dip structure beyond {Delta}{sub p} at negative sample bias shifts toward the Fermi energy. Apart from the shift in energy of these features, the generic shape of the tunneling spectra remains unchanged. The gap roughly scales with T{sub c}, and 2{Delta}{sub p}/k{sub B}T{sub c} stays large even in the highly overdoped phase. The authors also present preliminary results on the temperature dependence of the tunneling spectra. They are consistent with a gap that is largely independent on temperature up to the vicinity of T{sub c}.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
443629
Report Number(s):
CONF-960808--
Journal Information:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Journal Issue: 5-6 Vol. 105; ISSN JLTPAC; ISSN 0022-2291
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English