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Title: Exponential Temperature Dependence of Penetration Depth in Single Crystal MgB_2
(Submitted on 5 Oct 2001 (v1), last revised 8 Jan 2002 (this version, v2))
Abstract: The temperature dependence of the London penetration depth,lambda(T), was measured in both single crystal and polycrystalline MgB_2 samples by a high-resolution, radio frequency technique. A clear exponential temperature dependence of lambda(T) was observed at low temperature, indicating s-wave pairing. A BCS fit to the lowest temperature data gives an in-plane energy gap Delta of 2.6\pm0.2 meV (2\Delta/T_c=1.5\pm0.1), which is significantly smaller than the standard BCS weak coupling value of 3.5. We find that the data are best described by a two-gap model.
Submission history
From: Antony Carrington [view email][v1] Fri, 5 Oct 2001 10:14:59 GMT (232kb)
[v2] Tue, 8 Jan 2002 10:02:16 GMT (204kb)