Tunneling spectroscopy on grain boundary junctions and resistivity measurements on thin films of n-doped high temperature superconductors (HTC) with different dopings are used to investigate the n-doped side of the phase diagram for HTC. In terms of data analysis, a recursive devonvolution method for spectra on symmetrical contacts is proposed. The experimental spectra of all superconducting contacts don't show any sign of Andreev bound states, irrespective of the n-doping. The pseudogap in spectra of n-doped materials at low T and H>Hc2 bears some striking similarities to the pseudogap observed in tunneling spectra of p-doped superconductors for H=0 and T>Tc, suggesting a common origin. It is shown that the magnetic field dependence of the pseudogap in spectra of n-doped materials is very weak. Therefore, it can be characterized by measurements at (e.g.) 15T. The results of a such a quanitative characterization depend crucially on the interpretation of the background conductivity.
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Tunneling spectroscopy on grain boundary junctions and resistivity measurements on thin films of n-doped high temperature superconductors (HTC) with different dopings are used to investigate the n-doped side of the phase diagram for HTC. In terms of data analysis, a recursive devonvolution method for spectra on symmetrical contacts is proposed. The experimental spectra of all superconducting contacts don't show any sign of Andreev bound states, irrespective of the n-doping. The pseudogap in spec...
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