Scanning tunneling spectroscopy on κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br

被引:10
作者
Ichimura, K [1 ]
Higashi, S [1 ]
Nomura, K [1 ]
Kawamoto, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Hokkaido Univ, Div Phys, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600810, Japan
关键词
atomic force microscopy; scanning tunneling microscopy; single-crystal surfaces; superconducting phase transitions; organic superconductors;
D O I
10.1016/j.synthmet.2005.07.318
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We report the electron tunneling spectroscopy on partially deuterated kappa-(BEDT-TTF-d[3,3])(2)Cu[N(CN)(2)]Br using a low temperature STM. In the superconducting state, tunneling spectra show the energy gap structure clearly; the conductance around the zero bias voltage is well reduced. V-shaped tunneling conductance curve inside the gap edge suggests the gap anisotropy. The linear dependence on the energy near zero bias is explained by the d-wave pairing with line nodes. By fitting to the d-wave gap model, we obtain the gap parameter as Delta=1.4-3.3 meV. Correspondingly, 2 Delta/kT(c) is estimated as 2.7-6.4. The value is almost the same as that in kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(NCS)(2), d[0,0] and d[2,2] salts. The zero bias anomaly, which is an evidence for nodes of the superconducting gap, was found. The d-wave symmetry is strongly supported.
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