Abstract
The grain boundaries (GB’s) in the intermetallic superconductor (formula presented) interestingly, do not show suppression of supercurrent density. This unexpected behavior has been investigated by a scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy technique at atomic resolution. The GB in (formula presented) is seen as an amorphous region extending from 50 to 200 Å and has a metallic character. This observation supports proximity coupling between the grains, which explains why supercurrent density does not degrade in this material. The results for another intermetallic superconductor (formula presented) having GB’s (average width 30 Å) that are quasi-insulating in nature have also been presented and compared with the former.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Samanta, S. B., Narayan, H., Gupta, A., Narlikar, A. V., Muranaka, T., & Akimitsu, J. (2002). Grain boundaries as weak links: The case of (formula presented) with reference to (formula presented). Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 65(9), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.092510