BARC/PUB/2002/0437

 
 

Andreev reflections on a MgB2 superconductor

 
     
 
Author(s)

Aswal, D. K.; Sen, S.; Gadkari, S. C.; Singh, A.; Gupta, S. K.; and others
(TPPED)

Source

Physical Review-B, 2002. Vol. 66: Article no. 012513

ABSTRACT

An Andreev-reflection study of MgB2/ Ag planar junctions as a function of temperature and magnetic field is reported. The differential resistance (dV/dI) versus voltage (V) characteristics exhibited a distinct double minimum feature. This, together with a comparison of Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk theory of isotropic super-conductor, indicates that data are not consistent with the weak-coupling BCS theory. This is further supported by unusual temperature and magnetic-field dependence of the tunneling characteristics. The results are dis-cussed using various existing theories.

 
 
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