Influence of proximity effect on the current-voltage characteristics of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O:Pb break junctions
Aminov B. A., Bush A. A., Kaul' A. R., Kulikov M. A., Leonyuk L. I., Os'kina T.E., Pedyash M. V., Petrov D. K., Rakhimov Kh. T., Setupati K., Sudakova M. V., Ponomarev Ya. G.
A study has been made of the current-voltage characteristics of break junctions in BiSrCaCuO-Pb samples containing 2-2-1-2 and 2-2-2-3 phase intergrowths. The current-voltage characteristics of these break junctions have a region in which the current rises vertically, at Vg = ± 2Δ/e. They also have the knee typical of Sx-S2-I-S2-Si tunnel structures. The temperature dependence of the gap parameter Δ of these samples indicates a strong proximity effect.