Wave-function engineering on superconducting substrates: Chiral Yu-Shiba-Rusinov molecules

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العنوان: Wave-function engineering on superconducting substrates: Chiral Yu-Shiba-Rusinov molecules
المؤلفون: Rütten, Lisa M., Schmid, Harald, Liebhaber, Eva, Franceschi, Giada, Yazdani, Ali, Reecht, Gael, Rossnagel, Kai, von Oppen, Felix, Franke, Katharina J.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
الوصف: 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.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.16513
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2404.16513
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv