Ruby Michael, Peng Yang, von Oppen Felix, Heinrich Benjamin W, Franke Katharina J
Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Dahlem Center for Complex Quantum Systems and Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Phys Rev Lett. 2016 Oct 28;117(18):186801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.186801. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
We investigate the nature of Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) subgap states induced by single manganese (Mn) atoms adsorbed on different surface orientations of superconducting lead (Pb). Depending on the adsorption site, we detect a distinct number and characteristic patterns of YSR states around the Mn atoms. We suggest that the YSR states inherit their properties from the Mn d levels, which are split by the surrounding crystal field. The periodicity of the long-range YSR oscillations allows us to identify a dominant coupling of the d states to the outer Fermi sheet of the two-band superconductor Pb.
我们研究了吸附在超导铅(Pb)不同表面取向的单个锰(Mn)原子所诱导的汤川-志田-鲁西诺夫(YSR)亚能隙态的性质。根据吸附位置,我们检测到锰原子周围YSR态的数量和特征模式各不相同。我们认为,YSR态从锰的d能级继承其特性,这些能级被周围的晶体场分裂。远程YSR振荡的周期性使我们能够确定d态与两能带超导体Pb的外费米面之间的主导耦合。