Vacuum tunneling spectroscopy of thin film and bulk polycrystalline superconductors

K. W. Ng; Z. G. Khim; Danny P. Shum; E. L. Wolf

doi:10.1016/0039-6028(87)90139-7

Vacuum tunneling spectroscopy of thin film and bulk polycrystalline superconductors

K. W. Ng
, Z. G. Khim
, Danny P. Shum
, E. L. Wolf

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Abstract

The "squeezable junction" method of Moreland and Hansma has been applied to study the superconducting energy gap of co-sputtered MoRe films and of arc melted and annealed polycrystals of LiTi₂O₄, with T_c = 11.3 K. The energy gap of LiTi₂O₄ is determined to be 1.95 ± 0.03 mV corresponding to 2Δ k_BT>_c = 4.00 ± 0.06, making this metal a strong coupling superconductor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-45
Number of pages	9
Journal	Surface Science
Volume	181
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0039-6028(87)90139-7
State	Published - Mar 1 1987

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’ Present address: Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA. ’ Permanent address: Department of Physics, Seoul Nationai University, Seoul, Korea. s Permanent address: Department of Physics, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. ’ Operated for the US Department of Energy by Iowa State University under contract No. W-7405-Eng-82.

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’ Present address: Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA. ’ Permanent address: Department of Physics, Seoul Nationai University, Seoul, Korea. s Permanent address: Department of Physics, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. ’ Operated for the US Department of Energy by Iowa State University under contract No. W-7405-Eng-82.

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Michigan State University-U.S. Department of Energy (MSU-DOE) Plant Research Laboratory
Iowa State University	W-7405-Eng-82

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Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Materials Chemistry

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