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A NEW METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ENERGY GAP OF A SUPERCONDUCTOR USING THE MAXIMUM IN DIFFERENTIAL CONDUCTANCE OF ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTRUM
Author(s) -
Hongcheng Li,
Ruilan Wang,
Wang Ping-Shu,
Guan Wei-Yen
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.35.266
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , superconductivity , conductance , electron , band gap , condensed matter physics , physics , spectrum (functional analysis) , energy (signal processing) , energy spectrum , atomic physics , quantum mechanics
A new method for determining the energy gap of a superconductor using the maximum in the differential conductance curve of electron tunneling spectrum is given in this paper. The Vmax/kT versus △/kT curve was caculated from tunneling theory, Vmax, the voltage of the conductance maximum, can be measured from electron tunneling spectrum.△/kT can be found from this curve, then the energy gap △ can be caeulated. This method is simple, fast and accurate. The accuracy almost approaches that of the curve fitting method.

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