BI-SR-CA-CU-O THIN-FILM ENERGY-GAP AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND FORCE APPLIED TO SQUEEZABLE-ELECTRON-TUNNELING JUNCTIONS

被引:13
作者
WALSH, T [1 ]
MORELAND, J [1 ]
ONO, RH [1 ]
KALKUR, TS [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,COLORADO SPRINGS,CO 80933
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 13期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.43.11492
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Tunneling-spectroscopy measurements have been performed on Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O squeezable-electron-tunneling (SET) junctions. Two distinct features have been seen in the current-voltage [I(V)] and conductance-voltage [G(V)] characteristics. One of these features has the appearance of an energy-gap signature, while the other may be due to switching to the voltage state of a grain-boundary junction that is in series with the SET junction. The latter feature can mimic the energy-gap signature in I(V) and G(V) characteristics. These two features respond very differently to changes in temperature and the force applied to the SET junctions.
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页码:11492 / 11495
页数:4
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