Energy gap and proximity effect in $MgB_2$ superconducting wires

Details Energy gap and proximity effect in $MgB_2$ superconducting wires Energy gap and proximity effect in $MgB_2$ superconducting wires

2001-08-06

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0108107v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.64.180501

Measurements of the penetration depth $\lambda (T,H)$ in the presence of a DC magnetic field were performed in $MgB_2$ wires. In as-prepared wires $\lambda (T,H<130 Oe)$ shows a strong diamagnetic downturn below $\approx 10 K$. A DC magnetic field of $130 Oe$ completely suppressed the downturn. The data are consistent with proximity coupling to a surface $Mg$ layer left during synthesis. A theory for the proximity effect in the clean limit, together with an assumed distribution of the $Mg$ layer thickness, qualitatively explains the field and temperature dependence of the data. Removal of the $Mg$ by chemical etching results in an exponential temperature dependence for $\lambda (T)$ with an energy gap of $2 \Delta (0)/T_c\approx 1.54$ ($\Delta(0) \approx 2.61 meV$), in close agreement with recent measurements on commercial powders and single crystals. This minimum gap is only 44% of the BCS weak coupling value, implying substantial anisotropy.

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