Published December 1973 | Version v1
Journal article

Determining accurate superconducting tunneling energy gaps: anisotropy in single-crystal Nb

  • 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Description

Superconducting tunneling experiments on niobium single crystals with indium and lead-bismuth counterelectrodes show an isotropic energy-gap value of 3.12±0.05 meV, or 3.93kTc, for 26 junction orientations. Self-consistent analysis criteria have been developed for the determination of gap values. These criteria are not met in the existing literature on transition-metal tunneling.

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Augmented title (English)
In and Pb--Bi counter-electrodes

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
44
Journal Issue
12
Series
J. Appl. Phys.
Journal Page Range
5567-5569
ISSN
0021-8979

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
5123626
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANISOTROPY; ENERGY GAP; MONOCRYSTALS; NIOBIUM; SUPERCONDUCTING JUNCTIONS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TUNNEL EFFECT
Descriptors DEC
CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; ELEMENTS; METALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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