Abstract
We have studied thedV/dI vs.V characteristics of point contacts between the heavy fermion superconductor URu2Si2 and the conventional superconductors Zn and NbTi. Contacts between URu2Si2 and Zn do not show Josephson effects; instead Andreev reflection type structures occur, which are related to both, the heavy fermion and the conventional superconductor. In contrast, contacts between URu2Si2 and NbTi become superconducting at low currents. A closed-loop setup with two NbTi contacts on URu2Si2 showed SQUID oscillations in a small magnetic field. Our data give evidence that the contacts should be described as superconductor/normal/superconductor junctions with a thick normal layer on the URu2Si2 side of the contact with proximity induced superconductivity in theN-layer in the case of NbTi. With such a model the occurrence or absence of superconductivity can be explained and also the suppression of Andreev-scattering which is frequently observed for contacts between heavy fermion superconductors and normal metals.
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