THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING STATE IN YC2

Authors
HENN RW GULDEN T SCHNELLE W KREMER RK SIMON A
Citation
Rw. Henn et al., THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING STATE IN YC2, Czechoslovak journal of Physics, 46, 1996, pp. 641-642
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Czechoslovak journal of Physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00114626
Volume
46
Year of publication
1996
Supplement
2
Pages
641 - 642
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4626(1996)46:<641:TPOTSS>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We characterise the superconducting state of the binary carbide YC2 by means of magnetisation and specific heat measurements. The thermodyna mic properties reveal weak coupling superconductivity close to the typ e I limit (kappa(GL) approximate to 0.8). The specific heat data in th e superconducting state, as well as the C-12/C-13-isotope shift are in excellent agreement with weak coupling BCS predictions.