The temperature variation of the dc critical Josephson current of NbNbOxPb tunnel junctions is investigated experimentally. The experimental data are compared with the temperature dependence of the critical Josephson current derived by Ambegaokar and Baratoff. Deviations giving an evidence of a normal surface layer on niobium are not found.
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