Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2005-02-25
Supercond. Sci. Technol. 18 (2005) 1094-1099
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
6 two-column pages, 7 figs; V2: as published, Fig.4 is modified
Scientific paper
10.1088/0953-2048/18/8/012
The differential resistances $R_d=dV/dI(V)$ of point contacts between a normal metal and a c axis oriented YNi2B2C film ($T_c$ = 15.2K) in the superconducting (SC) state have been investigated. $R_d(V)$ contains clear "gap" features connected with processes of Andreev reflection at the boundary between normal metal and superconductor that allow the determination of the SC gap $\Delta$ and its temperature and magnetic field dependence. A distribution of $\Delta$ from $\Delta_min\approx$ 1.5 meV to $\Delta_max\approx$ 2.4 meV is revealed; however the critical temperature $T_c$ in all cases corresponded to that of the film. The value 2$\Delta_max/k_BT_c\approx$3.66 is close to the BCS value of 3.52, and the temperature dependence $\Delta(T)$ is BCS-like, irrespective of the actual $\Delta$ value. It is supposed that the distribution of $\Delta$ can be attributed to a gap anisotropy or to a multiband nature of the SC state in YNi2B2C, rather than to the presence of nodes in the gap.
Bashlakov D. L.
Drechsler Stefan-Ludwig
Fuchs Guenter
Holzapfel Bernhard
Naidyuk Yu. G.
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