Momentum-dependent scanning tunneling spectroscopy in MgB{sub 2}.
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OSTI ID:799854
We present study of the anisotropic superconductor MgB{sub 2} using a combination of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy. The results reveal two distinct energy gaps at {Delta}{sub 1} = 2.3 meV and {Delta}{sub 2} = 7.1 meV. Different spectral weights of the partial superconducting density of states are a reflection of different tunneling directions in this multi-band system. Our experimental observations are consistent with the existence of two-band superconductivity in the presence of interband superconducting pair interaction and quasiparticle scattering. Temperature evolution of the tunneling spectra follows the BCS scenario with both gaps vanishing at the bulk T{sub c}. The data confirm the importance of Fermi-surface sheet dependent superconductivity in MgB{sub 2} proposed in the multigap model by Liu et al. [1].
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 799854
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/MSD/CP-108355
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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