Kondo screening in d-wave superconductors in a Zeeman field and implications for STM spectra of Zn-doped cuprates

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Contributors

  • Matthias Vojta - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Robert Zitzler - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Ralf Bulla - , Augsburg University (Author)
  • Thomas Pruschke - , Augsburg University (Author)

Abstract

We consider the screening of an impurity moment in a d-wave superconductor under the influence of a Zeeman magnetic field. Using the numerical renormalization group technique, we investigate the resulting pseudogap Kondo problem, in particular the field-induced crossover behavior in the vicinity of the zero-field boundary quantum phase transition. The impurity spectral function and the resulting changes in the local host density of states are calculated, giving specific predictions for high-field scanning tunneling microscopy measurements on impurity-doped cuprates.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume66
Issue number13
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes