Tunneling spectroscopy in small grains of superconducting MgB(2).
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We report on tunneling spectroscopy experiments in small grains of the new binary intermetallic superconductor MgB(2). Experiments have been performed at 2.5 K using a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Good fit to the BCS model is obtained, with a gap value of 2 meV. In the framework of this model, this value should correspond to a surface critical temperature of 13.2 K. No evidence of gap anisotropy has been found.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 86 24 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001