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Tunneling measurements of the superconductor Nd{sub 1.85}Ce{sub 0.15}CuO{sub 4-{delta}}

Journal Article · · Journal of Low Temperature Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00768445· OSTI ID:457216

The authors report tunneling measurements of the electron-doped superconductor Nd{sub 1.85}Ce{sub 0.15}CuO{sub 4-{delta}} using break junctions. The observed finest gap structure is well expressed by the BCS density of states with the energy gap of {Delta} = 6.1 meV and a very small broadening parameter, having the ratio 2{Delta}/k{sub B}T{sub c} = 8.2 with T{sub c} = 17.3 K. These features are similar to the authors tunneling results for the hole-doped cuprate superconductors. Therefore they find no essential difference in the gap structure, in spite of a common believing of the pairing-symmetry difference between them.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
457216
Report Number(s):
CONF-960808--
Journal Information:
Journal of Low Temperature Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Low Temperature Physics Journal Issue: 3-4 Vol. 105; ISSN 0022-2291; ISSN JLTPAC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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