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Title: Phenomenological two-gap model for the specific heat of MgB_2
(Submitted on 10 Jul 2001 (v1), last revised 22 Oct 2001 (this version, v2))
Abstract: We show that the specific heat of the superconductor MgB_2 (MgB2) in zero field, for which significant non-BCS features have been reported, can be fitted, essentially within experimental error, over the entire range of temperature to T_c by a phenomenological two-gap model. The resulting gap parameters agree with previous determinations from band-structure calculations, and from various spectroscopic experiments. The determination from specific heat, a bulk property, shows that the presence of two superconducting gaps in MgB_2 is a volume effect.
Submission history
From: Alain Junod [view email][v1] Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:21:59 GMT (113kb)
[v2] Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:07:56 GMT (112kb)