Wave-function engineering on superconducting substrates: Chiral Yu-Shiba-Rusinov molecules
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| author | Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald Liebhaber, Eva Franceschi, Giada Yazdani, Ali Reecht, Gael Rossnagel, Kai von Oppen, Felix Franke, Katharina J. |
| author_facet | Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald Liebhaber, Eva Franceschi, Giada Yazdani, Ali Reecht, Gael Rossnagel, Kai von Oppen, Felix Franke, Katharina J. |
| contents | Magnetic adatoms on superconductors give rise to Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states that hold considerable interest for the design of topological superconductivity. Here, we show that YSR states are also an ideal platform to engineer structures with intricate wave-function symmetries. We assemble structures of iron atoms on the quasi-two-dimensional superconductor $2H$-NbSe$_2$. The Yu-Shiba-Rusinov wave functions of individual atoms extend over several nanometers enabling hybridization even at large adatom spacing. We show that the substrate can be exploited to deliberately break symmetries of the adatom structure in ways unachievable in the gas phase. We highlight this potential by designing chiral wave functions of triangular adatom structures confined within a plane. Our results significantly expand the range of interesting quantum states that can be engineered using arrays of magnetic adatoms on superconductors. |
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| spellingShingle | Wave-function engineering on superconducting substrates: Chiral Yu-Shiba-Rusinov molecules Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald Liebhaber, Eva Franceschi, Giada Yazdani, Ali Reecht, Gael Rossnagel, Kai von Oppen, Felix Franke, Katharina J. Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity Magnetic adatoms on superconductors give rise to Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states that hold considerable interest for the design of topological superconductivity. Here, we show that YSR states are also an ideal platform to engineer structures with intricate wave-function symmetries. We assemble structures of iron atoms on the quasi-two-dimensional superconductor $2H$-NbSe$_2$. The Yu-Shiba-Rusinov wave functions of individual atoms extend over several nanometers enabling hybridization even at large adatom spacing. We show that the substrate can be exploited to deliberately break symmetries of the adatom structure in ways unachievable in the gas phase. We highlight this potential by designing chiral wave functions of triangular adatom structures confined within a plane. Our results significantly expand the range of interesting quantum states that can be engineered using arrays of magnetic adatoms on superconductors. |
| title | Wave-function engineering on superconducting substrates: Chiral Yu-Shiba-Rusinov molecules |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16513 |