Spectroscopic evidence for unconventional superconductivity in UBe13

Citation
C. Walti et al., Spectroscopic evidence for unconventional superconductivity in UBe13, PHYS REV L, 84(24), 2000, pp. 5616-5619
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
24
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5616 - 5619
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000612)84:24<5616:SEFUSI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We report on measurements of the differential conductivity G of UBe13-Au co ntacts, which reveal the existence of low-energy Andreev surface bound stat es. These hound states are identified via huge conducranoe peaks at zero bi as that may form only in superconductors with nontrivial energy-gap functio ns. From the voltage dependence of G at T < T-c we also establish a lower l imit of the normalized energy gap, such 2 Delta(0)/k(B)T(c) > 6.7, much in excess of the weak coupling BCS value of 3.5, and directly indicating stron g coupling effects in superconducting UBe13.