Engineering the spin couplings in atomically crafted spin chains on an elemental superconductor

A. Kamlapure; L. Cornils; J. Wiebe; R. Wiesendanger

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05701-8

Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

Engineering the spin couplings in atomically crafted spin chains on an elemental superconductor

A. Kamlapure,
L. Cornils,
J. Wiebe,
R. Wiesendanger

Affiliations

A. Kamlapure: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
L. Cornils: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
J. Wiebe: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
R. Wiesendanger: Department of Physics, University of Hamburg

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05701-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Magnetic atomic chains assembled on the surface of superconductors are a potential platform for engineering topological superconducting phases. Here the authors step towards this by manipulating magnetic atoms at interstitial sites to tune interatomic interactions and control the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states that form.

Published in Nature Communications

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