Theoretical model for multi-orbital Kondo screening in strongly correlated molecules with several unpaired electrons

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Hauptverfasser: Calvo-Fernández, Aitor, Kumar, Manish, Soler-Polo, Diego, Eiguren, Asier, Blanco-Rey, María, Jelínek, Pavel
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author Calvo-Fernández, Aitor
Kumar, Manish
Soler-Polo, Diego
Eiguren, Asier
Blanco-Rey, María
Jelínek, Pavel
author_facet Calvo-Fernández, Aitor
Kumar, Manish
Soler-Polo, Diego
Eiguren, Asier
Blanco-Rey, María
Jelínek, Pavel
contents The mechanism of Kondo screening in strongly correlated molecules with several unpaired electrons on a metal surface is still under debate. Here, we provide a theoretical framework that rationalizes the emergence of Kondo screening involving several extended molecular orbitals with unpaired electrons. We introduce a perturbative model, which provides simple rules to identify the presence of antiferromagnetic spin-flip channels involving charged molecular multiplets responsible for Kondo screening. The Kondo regime is confirmed by numerical renormalization group calculations. In addition, we introduce the concept of Kondo orbitals as molecular orbitals associated with the Kondo screening process, which provide a direct interpretation of experimental $dI/dV$ maps of Kondo resonances. We demonstrate that this theoretical framework can be applied to different strongly correlated open-shell molecules on metal surfaces, obtaining good agreement with previously published experimental data.
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spellingShingle Theoretical model for multi-orbital Kondo screening in strongly correlated molecules with several unpaired electrons
Calvo-Fernández, Aitor
Kumar, Manish
Soler-Polo, Diego
Eiguren, Asier
Blanco-Rey, María
Jelínek, Pavel
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The mechanism of Kondo screening in strongly correlated molecules with several unpaired electrons on a metal surface is still under debate. Here, we provide a theoretical framework that rationalizes the emergence of Kondo screening involving several extended molecular orbitals with unpaired electrons. We introduce a perturbative model, which provides simple rules to identify the presence of antiferromagnetic spin-flip channels involving charged molecular multiplets responsible for Kondo screening. The Kondo regime is confirmed by numerical renormalization group calculations. In addition, we introduce the concept of Kondo orbitals as molecular orbitals associated with the Kondo screening process, which provide a direct interpretation of experimental $dI/dV$ maps of Kondo resonances. We demonstrate that this theoretical framework can be applied to different strongly correlated open-shell molecules on metal surfaces, obtaining good agreement with previously published experimental data.
title Theoretical model for multi-orbital Kondo screening in strongly correlated molecules with several unpaired electrons
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15958