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Electron tunneling and transport in the high-[ital T][sub [ital c]] superconductor Y[sub 1[minus][ital x]]Pr[sub [ital x]]Ba[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7[minus][delta]]

Journal Article · · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States)
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  1. Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 93093-0319 (United States)

We have performed tunneling measurements on single crystals of the superconducting cuprate Y[sub 1[minus][ital x]]Pr[sub [ital x]]Ba[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7[minus][delta]]. With increasing concentration of Pr, the structure seen in YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7[minus][delta]] in the energy region where a gap is expected, becomes even less pronounced (more gapless'') as the [ital T][sub [ital c]] is reduced. In the vicinity of the superconductor-insulator transition, in tunnel junctions of demonstrably high quality, this structure becomes very weak. We draw upon a strong analogy between this system and ion beam damaged YBa[sub 2]Cu[sub 3]O[sub 7[minus][delta]] to discuss the results.

OSTI ID:
7174807
Journal Information:
Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter; (United States) Vol. 50:5; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMDO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English