Evidence for Two Superconducting Gaps in $MgB_2$

Details Evidence for Two Superconducting Gaps in $MgB_2$ Evidence for Two Superconducting Gaps in $MgB_2$

2001-03-31

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104005v3

Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 157002, (2001)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Superconductivity

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Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.157002

We have measured the Raman spectra of polycrystalline MgB$_{2}$ from 25 {\cm} to 1200 {\cm}. When the temperature was decreased below the superconducting transition temperature $T_c$, we observed a superconductivity-induced redistribution in the electronic Raman continuum. Two pair-breaking peaks appear in the spectra, suggesting the presence of two superconducting gaps. Furthermore, we have analyzed the measured spectra using a quasi two-dimensional model in which two s-wave superconducting gaps open on two sheets of Fermi surface. For the gap values we have obtained $\Delta_1 = 22 cm^{-1}$ (2.7 meV) and $\Delta_2 = 50 cm^{-1}$ (6.2 meV). Our results suggest that a conventional phonon-mediated pairing mechanism occurs in the planar boron $\sigma$ bands and is responsible for the superconductivity of MgB$_{2}$.

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