Odd-parity ground state in dilute Yu-Shiba-Rusinov dimers and chains
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| author | Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Liebhaber, Eva Rossnagel, Kai Franke, Katharina J. |
| author_facet | Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Liebhaber, Eva Rossnagel, Kai Franke, Katharina J. |
| contents | Magnetic adatoms on superconductors induce Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states, which are key to the design of low-dimensional correlated systems and topological superconductivity. Competing magnetic interactions and superconducting pairing lead to a rich phase diagram. Using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), we position Fe atoms on 2H-NbSe$_2$ to build a dimer with an odd-parity ground state, i.e., a partially screened YSR channel with the hybridized states spanning the Fermi level. This ground state makes the dimer a promising precursor for a topological YSR chain. By adding one atom at a time, we track the formation of YSR bands. The lowest-energy band crosses the Fermi level and we find strong site-dependent spectral variations especially at the chain's terminations. We attribute these features to quantum spin effects and ferromagnetic coupling influenced by the local chemical environment, rather than topological superconductivity or Majorana modes. |
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| spellingShingle | Odd-parity ground state in dilute Yu-Shiba-Rusinov dimers and chains Rütten, Lisa M. Schmid, Harald van Weerdenburg, Werner M. J. Liebhaber, Eva Rossnagel, Kai Franke, Katharina J. Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity Magnetic adatoms on superconductors induce Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states, which are key to the design of low-dimensional correlated systems and topological superconductivity. Competing magnetic interactions and superconducting pairing lead to a rich phase diagram. Using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), we position Fe atoms on 2H-NbSe$_2$ to build a dimer with an odd-parity ground state, i.e., a partially screened YSR channel with the hybridized states spanning the Fermi level. This ground state makes the dimer a promising precursor for a topological YSR chain. By adding one atom at a time, we track the formation of YSR bands. The lowest-energy band crosses the Fermi level and we find strong site-dependent spectral variations especially at the chain's terminations. We attribute these features to quantum spin effects and ferromagnetic coupling influenced by the local chemical environment, rather than topological superconductivity or Majorana modes. |
| title | Odd-parity ground state in dilute Yu-Shiba-Rusinov dimers and chains |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06000 |