Abstract
Ultrahigh-resolution (ΔE up to 10 meV) angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on single crystals of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ (Bi-2212) show a highly anisotropic superconducting energy gap: the gap is minimized, with a value close to zero, along the Γ-X and Γ-Y symmetry directions, while a large gap (Δ=22 meV) is observed along the Γ-M̄ (Cu-O bond) direction. However, the observation of gap anisotropy may depend on sample conditions; in a few cases the gap becomes more isotropic. A dip in the spectral weight at 65 meV below the Fermi energy is clearly observed only in samples with an anisotropic gap.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1333-1336 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |