Open AccessSuperconducting gap in Nb seen by point contact spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Srikanth Hariharan,
P. K. Mukhopadhyay,
A. K. Raychaudhuri
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
bulletin of materials science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 0973-7669
pISSN - 0250-4707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02744721
Subject(s) - superconductivity , materials science , condensed matter physics , point (geometry) , spectroscopy , metal , nonlinear system , engineering physics , physics , geometry , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , mathematics
The nonlinear current voltage characteristics of a point contact convey information about various excitations in the metal. We have made a point contact study on a superconductor to see the band gap and on a normal metal to see the transport characteristics.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom