Tunneling Spectroscopy into Substituted YBaCuO Systems

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2-1994

Abstract

We have studied the tunneling characteristics of Gd and Al substituted YBa2Cu3O7-δ single crystals with Tc = 90 K and 80 K respectively. The high-Tc superconductos were etched 30 min in a 1% Br solution in methanol and the tunnel barriers were formed by exposing the crystals to the ambient atmosphere for about 30 min. Pb film counterelectrodes were thermally evaporated through a metallic mask. No relevant differences have been found in the differential resistance vs voltage of undoped 90 K and Gd junctions, so confirming that Gd is substituting for Y. A different behavior has been found in the Al doped junctions that show smeared structures of reduced amplitude.

DOI

10.1016/0921-4526(94)91371-4

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