2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/19613We have measured the differential Conductance of Au/Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-delta point contacts in the regime where it is dominated by Andreev reflection, which enhances its value at low bias. We find that the characteristics can not be fitted by a pure d-wave Order Parameter (OP). Using the formalism developed by Kashiwaya and Tanaka[1], the best fits are obtained by adding a sub-dominant imaginary OP, whose amplitude appears to depend on the transparency of the contact. At high transparencies it can reach up to 60% of the total amplitude of the OP. for lower transparencies it is substantially smaller. We attribute this enhancement, at high transparencies to a proximity effect between the Au tip and the superconducting electrode5 pages, 2 figures, MOS 2002SuperconductivityStudy of the Order Parameter symmetry in overdoped Y1-xCaxBa2Cu3O7-delta by measurement of Andreev reflection, evidence for enhancement of the sub dominant order parameter amplitude in high transparency contactstext