We have investigated, in the framework of proximity effect theory, the interface transparency T of superconducting/normal metal layered systems which consist of Nb and high paramagnetic Pd deposited by dc magnetron sputtering. The obtained T value is relatively high, as expected by theoretical arguments. This leads to a large value of the ratio dscr/ξs although Pd does not exhibit any magnetic ordering.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0403218,
title = {Interface Transparency of Nb/Pd Layered Systems},
author = {C. Cirillo and S. L. Prischepa and M. Salvato and C. Attanasio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0403218},
year = {2009}
}