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    Predominantly Superconducting Origin of Large Energy Gaps in Underdoped Bi2sr2cacu2o8+? From Tunneling Spectroscopy
    (American Physical Society, 1999) Miyakawa, Nobuaki; Zasadzinski, John F.; Özyüzer, Lütfi; Guptasarma, Prasenjit; Hinks, David G.; Kendziora, Christopher A.; Gray, Kenneth E.
    New tunneling data are reported in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ which show quasiparticle excitation gaps, Δ, reaching values as high as 60 meV for underdoped crystals with Tc = 70 K. These energy gaps are nearly 3 times larger than those of overdoped crystals with similar Tc. Despite the large differences in gap magnitude, the tunneling spectra display qualitatively similar characteristics over the entire doping range. Detailed examination of the spectra, including the Josephson IcRn product measured in break junctions, indicates that these energy gaps are predominantly of superconducting origin.
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    Simultaneous Quasiparticle and Josephson Tunneling in Bscco-2212 Break Junctions
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 1999) Özyüzer, Lütfi; Miyakawa, Nobuaki; Zasadzinski, John F.; Yusof, Zikri M.; Romano, Pierom; Kendziora, Christopher A.; Hinks, David G.; Gray, Kenneth E.
    Tunneling measurements are reported for superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) break junctions on underdoped, optimally-doped, and overdoped single crystals of tSrsCaCiOs-).,! (Bi2212). The junction I -V characteristics exhibit welldefined quasiparticle current jumps at eV = 2A as well as hysteretic Josephson currents. The quasiparticle branch has been analyzed in the framework of dxa_y2 (d-wave) superconductivity and indicates that there is preferential tunneling along the lobe directions of the d-wave gap. For overdoped Bi-2212 with TC-62 K, the Josephson current is measured as a function of junction resistance, Rn, which varied by two orders of magnitude (1 kO to 100 kO). IcRn product is proportional to the 0.47 power of /c and displays a maximum of 7.0 mV. When the hole doping is decreased from overdoped (Tc=62 K) to the underdoped regime (Tc=70 K), the average IcRn product increases as does the quasiparticle gap. The maximum IcRn is ~ 40% of the A/e at each doping level, with a value as high as 25 mV in underdoped Bi-2212.