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Anatomy of point-contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy from the experimental point of view




List of AuthorsYu. G. Naidyuk, K. Gloos

PublisherAMER INST PHYSICS

Publication year2018

JournalLow Temperature Physics

Journal name in sourceLOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS

Journal acronymLOW TEMP PHYS+

Volume number44

Issue number4

Start page257

End page268

Number of pages12

ISSN1063-777X

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5030447

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://arxiv.org/abs/1712.06903


Abstract
We review applications of point-contact Andreev-reflection spectroscopy to study elemental superconductors, where theoretical conditions for the smallness of the point-contact size with respect to the characteristic lengths in the superconductor can be satisfied. We discuss existing theoretical models and identify new issues that have to be solved, especially when applying this method to investigate more complex superconductors. We will also demonstrate that some aspects of point-contact Andreev-reflection spectroscopy still need to be addressed even when investigating ordinary metals. Published by AIP Publishing.


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