Eur. Phys. J. B 38, 59-64 (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2004-00099-7

Interface transparency of Nb/Pd layered systems

Dipartimento di Fisica “E.R. Caianiello" and INFM, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Baronissi (Sa), 84081, Italy

Corresponding author: ^a attanasio@sa.infn.it

Received: 17 July 2003
Revised: 12 December 2003
Published online: 20 April 2004

Abstract

We have investigated, in the framework of proximity effect theory, the interface transparency of superconducting/normal metal layered systems which consist of Nb and high paramagnetic Pd deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. The obtained value is relatively high, as expected by theoretical arguments. This leads to a large value of the ratio although Pd does not exhibit any magnetic ordering.