Kondo-free mirages in elliptical quantum corrals

Qili Li; Xiaoxia Li; Bingfeng Miao; Liang Sun; Gong Chen; Ping Han; Haifeng Ding

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15137-8

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Kondo-free mirages in elliptical quantum corrals

Qili Li,
Xiaoxia Li,
Bingfeng Miao,
Liang Sun,
Gong Chen,
Ping Han,
Haifeng Ding

Affiliations

Qili Li: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University
Xiaoxia Li: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University
Bingfeng Miao: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University
Liang Sun: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University
Gong Chen: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University
Ping Han: Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
Haifeng Ding: National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15137-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The quantum mirage effect is a fascinating phenomenon but in general the underlying mechanism is unclear. Here, by building elliptical quantum corrals of adatoms on a metal surface, the authors establish the mechanism of Kondo-free mirages and utilize it to build atomic-scale logic gates.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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