Published May 1, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Energy gap in La/sub 1.85/Sr/sub 0.15/CuO/sub 4-//sub y/ from point-contact tunneling

  • 1. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

Description

Point-contact tunneling into the high-T/sub c/ superconductor La/sub 1.85/Sr/sub 0.15/CuO/sub 4-//sub y/ reveals the first direct measure of the energy gap. Values range from 8 to 14 meV with the variation perhaps due to impurity phases, pressure-induced changes, or anisotropy. Even the minimum value indicates a strong-coupling superconductor

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
13
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
7224-7227
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD