Scanning tunneling spectroscopy gap maps of cuprate single crystals: k-space anisotropy as an alternative to nanoscale inhomogeneity
J. R. Cooper
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.064509 · Physical Review B
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Abstract
The results of a computer analysis of a simple two-dimensional quantum mechanical tunneling model are reported. These suggest that the spatial dependence of the superconducting energy gap observed by scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) studies of single crystals of the high Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x is not necessarily caused by nanoscale inhomogeneity. Instead, the spatial dependence of the STS data could arise from the momentum (k) dependence of the energy gap, which is a defining feature of a d-wave superconductor. In other words, the superconducting properties of the CuO2 layers could be spatially uniform. It is possible that this viewpoint could be exploited to obtain k-dependent information from STS studies.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | — | Pressure not reported | unknown |
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