POINT-CONTACT TUNNELING STUDIES ON (Y1-XPRX)BA2CU3O7-DELTA SINGLE-CRYSTALS

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SRIKANTH, H [1 ]
RAYCHAUDHURI, AK [1 ]
PENG, JL [1 ]
GREENE, RL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MARYLAND,DEPT PHYS,CTR SUPERCONDUCT RES,COLL PK,MD 20742
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PHYSICA C | 1993年 / 218卷 / 1-2期
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10.1016/0921-4534(93)90289-3
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We present point contact tunneling studies on single crystals of (Y1-xPrx)Ba2Cu3O7-delta (X less-than-or-equal-to 0.5) with T(c) varying from 92 to 30 K. Superconducting pp features are clearly seen in undoped YBCO but the Pr-doped systems do not show any trace of such features. Based on our results we point out that gapless superconductivity in Pr-doped YBCO system arises due to strong pair breaking effects associated with magnetic scattering.
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