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Magnetic field dependence of the superconducting energy gap in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ probed using break-junction tunneling spectroscopy

S. I. Vedeneev, B. A. Piot, D. K. Maude

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.81.054501 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

The magnetic-field-dependent in-plane tunneling conductance dI/dV(V) on the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ single crystals has been investigated using break junctions. In contrast to previous tunneling measurements of Bi2212, where the position of the gap peak in dI/dV(V) remained almost unchanged in the applied magnetic fields, our data present evidence that the magnetic field suppresses the superconducting gap in Bi2212. The behavior of a dip-hump structure in tunnel spectra indicates that the magnetic field acts differently on the gap and pseudogap and suggests that the pseudogap does not correlate with the existence of a superconducting gap.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2.22Sr1.55Ca1.17Cu2.01O8+δ

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84Pressure not reportedonset
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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92Pressure not reportedunknown

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