Direct measurement of quasiparticle-lifetime broadening in a strong-coupled superconductor

Dynes, R. C. ; Narayanamurti, V. ; Garno, J. P. (1978) Direct measurement of quasiparticle-lifetime broadening in a strong-coupled superconductor Physical Review Letters, 41 (21). pp. 1509-1512. ISSN 0031-9007

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.41.1509

Abstract

We have measured the quasiparticle recombination time in the strong-coupled superconductor Pb0.9Bi0.1 directly by measuring the lifetime-broadened energy gap edge. This is done by measuring the I-V characteristics of a superconducting tunnel junction of the type Pb0.9Bi0.1-insulator-Pb0.9Bi0.1. Agreement with the calculated value is excellent.

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