Temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth in BKBO superconductor

TL;DR

This study measures the temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth in BKBO superconductor, revealing exponential behavior consistent with conventional s-wave BCS superconductivity and ruling out nodal gaps.

Contribution

It provides experimental evidence supporting s-wave BCS behavior in BKBO superconductor through precise penetration depth measurements.

Findings

Exponential flatness of λ(T) at low temperatures

Supports conventional s-wave BCS pairing

Rules out nodal gap structures

Abstract

Temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth, $\lambda$(T), was measured in the Meissner state in single crystals B$_{1-x}$K$_{x}$BiO$_{3}$ (x=0.37) using tunnel diode resonator technique. At low temperatures, $0.013 \le T/T_c \le 0.4$, $\lambda$(T) is exponentially flat, which provides a strong evidence for conventional s-wave BCS behavior. Numerical analysis of the data rules out the possibility of a gap with nodes.