Proximity-effect tunneling in Pd-Pb sandwiches

L. Dumoulin; P. Nedellec; P. M. Chaikin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.208

Proximity-effect tunneling in Pd-Pb sandwiches

L. Dumoulin, P. Nedellec, P. M. Chaikin

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Tunneling characteristics of junctions of the form AlOx-Pd-Pb are reported. From the thickness dependences of Tc and the induced gaps we find that the total BCS interaction (NV) in Pd is 0±0.05. We find a Fermi velocity of ∼ 0.2×108 cm/sec indicating that the narrow d-band electrons dominate our measurements. Pd phonon structure is not resolved, setting an upper limit of λ0.2 for the effective electron-phonon interaction. These results indicate that paramagnon effects are substantially less important for superconductivity than was previously envisioned.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	208-211
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.208
State	Published - 1981

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