Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2001-07-05
Physical Review Letters 88, 207003 (2002)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
5 pages, 4 figures, reorganized for clarity
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.207003
We present measurements of the ab-plane magnetic penetration depth, \lambda(T), in five optimally doped Pr_{1.855}Ce_{0.145}CuO_{4-y} films for 1.6 K \leq T \leq T_c \sim 24 K. Low resistivities, high superfluid densities n_s(T)\propto \lambda^{-2}(T), high T_c's, and small transition widths are reproducible and indicative of excellent film quality. For all five films, \lambda^{-2}(T)/\lambda^{-2}(0) at low T is well fitted by an exponential temperature dependence with a gap, \Delta_{min}, of 0.85 k_B T_c. This behavior is consistent with a nodeless gap and is incompatible with d-wave superconductivity.
Greibe Tine
Lemberger Thomas R.
Naito Masashi
Skinta John A.
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