Impurity in a d-wave superconductor: Kondo effect and STM spectra

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Contributors

  • Anatoli Polkovnikov - , Yale University (Author)
  • Subir Sachdev - , Yale University (Author)
  • Matthias Vojta - , Yale University (Author)

Abstract

A new model (H = HBCS + Himp) for scanning tunneling microscope (STM) spectra of Zn/Li impurities in the high temperature superconductors is presented. It is demonstrated that the model leads naturally to a peak in the differential conductance at a low bias of order the Kondo temperature, with a spatial distribution which can fit the experiments.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)296-299
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume86
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jan 2001
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

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