Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Large spatial extension of the zero-energy Yu–Shiba–Rusinov state in a magnetic field

  • Zoltán Scherübl,
  • Gergő Fülöp,
  • Cătălin Paşcu Moca,
  • Jörg Gramich,
  • Andreas Baumgartner,
  • Péter Makk,
  • Tosson Elalaily,
  • Christian Schönenberger,
  • Jesper Nygård,
  • Gergely Zaránd,
  • Szabolcs Csonka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15322-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Local magnetic moments coupled to superconductors can form subgap Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states. Here the authors show that Shiba states made with an InAs nanowire quantum dot have large spatial extent, which is beneficial for making Shiba chains that are predicted to host Majorana zero modes.