Quantifying the quantum nature of high spin YSR excitations in transverse magnetic field
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| author | van Mullekom, Niels P. E. Verlhac, Benjamin van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Osterhage, Hermann Steinbrecher, Manuel Franke, Katharina J. Khajetoorians, A. A. |
| author_facet | van Mullekom, Niels P. E. Verlhac, Benjamin van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Osterhage, Hermann Steinbrecher, Manuel Franke, Katharina J. Khajetoorians, A. A. |
| contents | Excitations of individual and coupled spins on superconductors provide a platform to study quantum spin impurity models as well as a pathway toward realizing topological quantum computing. Here, we characterize, using ultra-low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states of individual manganese phthalocyanine molecules with high spin character on the surface of an ultra-thin lead film in variable transverse magnetic field. We observe two types of YSR excitations, depending on the adsorption geometry of the molecule. Using a zero-bandwidth model, we detail the role of the magnetic anisotropy, spin-spin exchange, and Kondo exchange. We illustrate that one molecular type can be treated as an individual spin akin to an isolated spin on the metal center, whereas the other molecular type invokes a coupled spin system represented by a spin on the center and the ligand. Using the field-dependent evolution of the YSR excitations and comparisons to modeling, we describe the quantum phase of each of the molecules. These results provide an insight into the quantum nature of YSR excitations in magnetic field, and a platform to study spin impurity models on superconductors in magnetic field. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantifying the quantum nature of high spin YSR excitations in transverse magnetic field van Mullekom, Niels P. E. Verlhac, Benjamin van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Osterhage, Hermann Steinbrecher, Manuel Franke, Katharina J. Khajetoorians, A. A. Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Excitations of individual and coupled spins on superconductors provide a platform to study quantum spin impurity models as well as a pathway toward realizing topological quantum computing. Here, we characterize, using ultra-low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states of individual manganese phthalocyanine molecules with high spin character on the surface of an ultra-thin lead film in variable transverse magnetic field. We observe two types of YSR excitations, depending on the adsorption geometry of the molecule. Using a zero-bandwidth model, we detail the role of the magnetic anisotropy, spin-spin exchange, and Kondo exchange. We illustrate that one molecular type can be treated as an individual spin akin to an isolated spin on the metal center, whereas the other molecular type invokes a coupled spin system represented by a spin on the center and the ligand. Using the field-dependent evolution of the YSR excitations and comparisons to modeling, we describe the quantum phase of each of the molecules. These results provide an insight into the quantum nature of YSR excitations in magnetic field, and a platform to study spin impurity models on superconductors in magnetic field. |
| title | Quantifying the quantum nature of high spin YSR excitations in transverse magnetic field |
| topic | Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04931 |