Anomaly in the tunneling I(V) characteristics of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x
A. Mourachkine
Free University of Brussels, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
PACS: 74.25.-q, 74.50.+r, 74.72.Hs
Abstract
Tunneling measurements have been carried out on
slightly overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x single crystals below and
above the critical temperature by break-junctions and in-plane
point-contacts. An anomaly was found in the tunneling I(V)
characteristics. Analysis of the data shows that the anomaly is caused by the
superconducting condensate. In the extracted I(V) characteristics of the
condensate, the constant asymptotics points to the presence of
one-dimensionality in Bi2212. The anomaly found here puts additional
constraints on the final theory of high-Tc superconductivity.