High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Intermediate Impurity States near a Quantum Phase Transition

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yao, Xie, Tao, Liu, Zhen-Yu, Wang, Rui, Zhang, Wenhao, Liu, Chaofei, Fu, Ying-Shuang
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author Zhang, Yao
Xie, Tao
Liu, Zhen-Yu
Wang, Rui
Zhang, Wenhao
Liu, Chaofei
Fu, Ying-Shuang
author_facet Zhang, Yao
Xie, Tao
Liu, Zhen-Yu
Wang, Rui
Zhang, Wenhao
Liu, Chaofei
Fu, Ying-Shuang
contents The intermediate behavior near a quantum phase transition is crucial for understanding the quantum criticality of various competing phases and their separate origins, yet remains unexplored for the multiple Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states. Here, we investigated the detailed spectroscopic change of the exchange coupling-dependent YSR states near a quantum phase transition. The initially developed one pair of YSR states, induced by the Fe vacancy in monolayer Fe(Te,Se) superconductor, are clearly resolved with high resolution showing an evolution into two pairs of YSR peaks yet with dichotomy in their spectral features. Interestingly, while the lower-energy YSR branch enters the quantum phase transition region, the higher-lying one remains rigidly away from the lower-energy counterpart with a constant energy difference. Spectral weight analysis of the higher-energy branch yields an exponential dependence on the exchange coupling, which can be well rationalized by taking the two pairs of YSR states as a result of field splitting by the magnetic anisotropy. Our results unveil the intermediate region of a quantum phase transition with a magnetic anisotropy-induced splitting of the YSR resonance, and highlight a prospect for developing functional electronics based on the flexibly controllable multiple quantum states.
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spellingShingle High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Intermediate Impurity States near a Quantum Phase Transition
Zhang, Yao
Xie, Tao
Liu, Zhen-Yu
Wang, Rui
Zhang, Wenhao
Liu, Chaofei
Fu, Ying-Shuang
Superconductivity
The intermediate behavior near a quantum phase transition is crucial for understanding the quantum criticality of various competing phases and their separate origins, yet remains unexplored for the multiple Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states. Here, we investigated the detailed spectroscopic change of the exchange coupling-dependent YSR states near a quantum phase transition. The initially developed one pair of YSR states, induced by the Fe vacancy in monolayer Fe(Te,Se) superconductor, are clearly resolved with high resolution showing an evolution into two pairs of YSR peaks yet with dichotomy in their spectral features. Interestingly, while the lower-energy YSR branch enters the quantum phase transition region, the higher-lying one remains rigidly away from the lower-energy counterpart with a constant energy difference. Spectral weight analysis of the higher-energy branch yields an exponential dependence on the exchange coupling, which can be well rationalized by taking the two pairs of YSR states as a result of field splitting by the magnetic anisotropy. Our results unveil the intermediate region of a quantum phase transition with a magnetic anisotropy-induced splitting of the YSR resonance, and highlight a prospect for developing functional electronics based on the flexibly controllable multiple quantum states.
title High-Resolution Spectroscopy of the Intermediate Impurity States near a Quantum Phase Transition
topic Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.11369