Intrinsic Multiple Andreev Reflections in Layered Th-Doped Sm(1-x)Th(x)OFeAsстатья
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Аннотация:Layered oxypnictide Sm(1−x)Th(x)OFeAs (Sm-1111) is an ideal candidate to be probed by intrinsic multiple Andreev reflections effect (IMARE) spectroscopy. Using the classical “break-junction” technique, we formed ballistic Andreev arrays of identical S–n–S-contacts, where S is superconductor, and n is thin layer of normal metal. For T < Tc, the I(V) curve shows an excess-current and a subharmonic gap structure (SGS): a set of sharp dI(V)/dV-dips at positions which depend on the superconducting gap value, the number of junctions in the array, and the natural subharmonic order, thus manifesting the effect of intrinsic multiple Andreev reflections. Here, we present the I(V) and dI(V)/dV with up to 4 SGS dips for Andreev arrays formed in optimally doped Sm-1111 with critical temperatures Tc ~= 49 K, as well as in underdoped samples with Tc ~= 37 K. We show that a number of Andreev subharmonics facilitates the determination of the superconducting gap with a better accuracy.